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- Dictionaryruction/ˈrʌkʃn/
noun
- 1. a disturbance or quarrel: informal "she acted as if there'd been no earlier ruction"
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Ruction is a noun that means a noisy fight or disturbance. It may be related to insurrection, a word for an uprising against authority. See synonyms, examples, and word history of ruction.
Ruction definition: a disturbance, quarrel, or row.. See examples of RUCTION used in a sentence.
a noisy argument or angry complaint: There'll be ructions if I'm not home by midnight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. argy-bargy. be (on) non-speakers idiom. belligerence. bickering. blow (someone/something) up. bust up. clash. conflict. contentiousness. contretemps. ding-dong. dispute. dust-up.
the act of making a noisy disturbance.
Ruction is an informal word for a noisy or quarrelsome disturbance or a violent and unpleasant row. Learn the word origin, frequency, synonyms, and examples of ruction in British and American English.
nouninformal. an uproar; noisy or quarrelsome disturbance. (plural) a violent and unpleasant row; trouble: there'll be ructions when she finds out. Origin of ruction. 1. C19: perhaps changed from insurrection.
a noisy argument or angry complaint: There'll be ructions if I'm not home by midnight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Arguments & disagreements. argument. argy-bargy. be (on) non-speakersidiom. belligerence. bickering. blow (someone/something) up. bust up. clash. conflict. contentiousness. contretemps. ding-dong. dispute. dust-up.