单词 | affray |
释义 | affray[ uh-frey ] / əˈfreɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR affray ON THESAURUS.COM nouna public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl. Law. the fighting of two or more persons in a public place. verb (used with object)Archaic. to frighten. Origin of affray1275–1325; Middle English <Anglo-French afray (noun), afrayer (v.), Old French esfrei (noun), esfreer (v.) <Vulgar Latin *exfridāre to break the peace, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + -frid- peace (<Germanic; compare German Friede) + -āre infinitive suffix SYNONYMS FOR affray1 row, fracas, altercation, melee. SEE SYNONYMS FOR affray ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby affrayafford, affordable, Affordable Care Act, afforest, affranchise, affray, affrayer, affreight, affreightment, affricate, affrication Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for affrayBritish Dictionary definitions for affrayaffray / (əˈfreɪ) / nounlaw a fight, noisy quarrel, or disturbance between two or more persons in a public place verb(tr) archaic to frighten Word Origin for affrayC14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin exfridāre (unattested) to break the peace; compare German Friede peace Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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