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fracas

noun
🔊/ˈfrækɑː/
🔊/ˈfreɪkəs/
(plural fracas
🔊/ˈfrækɑːz/
🔊/ˈfreɪkəs/
, North American English fracases
🔊/ˈfrækɑːzɪz/
🔊/ˈfreɪkəsɪz/
)
[usually singular]
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  1. a noisy argument or fight, usually involving several people（通常有好几个人的）高声争吵，打斗
    • a fracas between the supporters of the two teams两支球队的支持者之间的痛苦
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originearly 18th cent.: French, from fracasser, from Italian fracassare ‘make an uproar’.