Definition of affray in English:

affray

noun əˈfreɪəˈfreɪ

Law dated

An instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace.
Lowe was charged with causing an affray
mass noun a person guilty of affray
Example sentencesExamples
- His criminal record also includes armed robbery, affray, assault, theft and public order offences.
- Admitting affray and criminal damage, he was jailed for 14 months.
- At a hearing earlier this month, the accused pleaded guilty to causing an affray during a fight in a pub in April.
- They all plead not guilty and also deny affray following a confrontation outside a nightclub before the attack.
- The plaintiff was the widow of a man killed in a criminal affray.
Synonyms
fight, brawl, battle, engagement, encounter, confrontation, melee, clash, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fracas, altercation
disturbance, commotion, breach of the peace, riot
informal scrap, dust-up, punch-up, set-to, shindy, shindig, free-for-all
British informal, Sport afters

Origin

Middle English (in the general sense 'disturbance, fray'): from Anglo-Norman French afrayer 'disturb, startle', based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu 'peace, safety' (compare with German Friede 'peace').

Although an affray is now a disturbance of the peace caused by fighting in a public place, its first meaning was ‘alarm, fright or terror’ or ‘frighten’. Its root is the old Norman French word afrayer, which also gives us afraid (Middle English).

Rhymes

agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of affray in US English:

affray

nounəˈfreɪəˈfrā

Law dated

An instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace.
Lowe was charged with causing an affray
a person guilty of affray
Example sentencesExamples
- They all plead not guilty and also deny affray following a confrontation outside a nightclub before the attack.
- Admitting affray and criminal damage, he was jailed for 14 months.
- At a hearing earlier this month, the accused pleaded guilty to causing an affray during a fight in a pub in April.
- His criminal record also includes armed robbery, affray, assault, theft and public order offences.
- The plaintiff was the widow of a man killed in a criminal affray.
Synonyms
fight, brawl, battle, engagement, encounter, confrontation, melee, clash, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fracas, altercation

Origin

Middle English (in the general sense ‘disturbance, fray’): from Anglo-Norman French afrayer ‘disturb, startle’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu ‘peace, safety’ (compare with German Friede ‘peace’).

单词	affray
释义	Definition of affray in English: affray noun əˈfreɪəˈfreɪ Law dated An instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace. Lowe was charged with causing an affray mass noun a person guilty of affray Example sentencesExamples His criminal record also includes armed robbery, affray, assault, theft and public order offences. Admitting affray and criminal damage, he was jailed for 14 months. At a hearing earlier this month, the accused pleaded guilty to causing an affray during a fight in a pub in April. They all plead not guilty and also deny affray following a confrontation outside a nightclub before the attack. The plaintiff was the widow of a man killed in a criminal affray. Synonyms fight, brawl, battle, engagement, encounter, confrontation, melee, clash, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fracas, altercation disturbance, commotion, breach of the peace, riot informal scrap, dust-up, punch-up, set-to, shindy, shindig, free-for-all British informal, Sport afters Origin Middle English (in the general sense 'disturbance, fray'): from Anglo-Norman French afrayer 'disturb, startle', based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu 'peace, safety' (compare with German Friede 'peace'). Although an affray is now a disturbance of the peace caused by fighting in a public place, its first meaning was ‘alarm, fright or terror’ or ‘frighten’. Its root is the old Norman French word afrayer, which also gives us afraid (Middle English). Rhymes agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, eh, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea Definition of affray in US English: affray nounəˈfreɪəˈfrā Law dated An instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace. Lowe was charged with causing an affray a person guilty of affray Example sentencesExamples They all plead not guilty and also deny affray following a confrontation outside a nightclub before the attack. Admitting affray and criminal damage, he was jailed for 14 months. At a hearing earlier this month, the accused pleaded guilty to causing an affray during a fight in a pub in April. His criminal record also includes armed robbery, affray, assault, theft and public order offences. The plaintiff was the widow of a man killed in a criminal affray. Synonyms fight, brawl, battle, engagement, encounter, confrontation, melee, clash, skirmish, scuffle, tussle, fracas, altercation Origin Middle English (in the general sense ‘disturbance, fray’): from Anglo-Norman French afrayer ‘disturb, startle’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu ‘peace, safety’ (compare with German Friede ‘peace’).
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