ruction
/ˈrʌkʃ(ə)n
/noun informal
1A disturbance or quarrel: she acted as if there’d been no earlier ruction...
- Those in dispute have gone to great lengths to get the people of Newcastle behind them while at the same time keeping mum about the cause of the ruction.
- My illness could easily have caused a ruction in the marriage as I just didn't want to know anyone.
- Eager to prevent the family ruction he knows this will bring about, Ray makes a beeline over to his parents' house to try to intercept the letter.
Synonyms
disturbance, noise, racket, din, commotion, fuss, pother, uproar, furore, hue and cry, rumpus, ruckus, fracas;
altercation, quarrel;
(ructions) an outcry, trouble, the devil to pay, hell to pay
informal to-do, carry-on, hullabaloo, hoo-ha, ballyhoo, stink
British informal row, kerfuffle
North American informal foofaraw
1.1 (ructions) British Angry reactions, protests, or complaints: if Mrs Salt catches her there’ll be ructions
Origin
Early 19th century: of unknown origin.