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noun
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
Origin:
1720–30; < French < Italian fracasso, derivative of fracassare to smash, equivalent to fra- (< Latin infrā among) completely + cassare to break; see cassation
1720–30; < French < Italian fracasso, derivative of fracassare to smash, equivalent to fra- (< Latin infrā among) completely + cassare to break; see cassation
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Fracas
is always a great word to know.
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Example Sentences
- The fracas is occurring amid the release of the first comprehensive industrywide study of commercial costs.
- When it responded with subtraction, a public-relations fracas ensued.
- But more worrying is what the fracas reveals about the bank's management.
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Word Origin & History
fracas
1727, from Fr. fracas, from It. fracasso "uproar, crash," from fracassare "to smash, crash, break in pieces," from fra, aphetic of L. infra "below" + It. cassare "to break," from L. quassare "to shake."
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