free-for-allnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌfriː.fəˈrɔːl/us/ˌfriː.fəˈrɑːl/a violent situation or argument that a lot of people join in:
The fight on the basketball court turned into a free-for-all.
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Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- breach
- disturb
- instability
- lawless
- mayhem
- organized chaos
- pandemonium
- pell-mell
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
- upheaval
- water cannon
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