Today's Word "affray"
A tumultuous assault
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Published in Vocabulary
affray \uh-FRAY\ (noun) - A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl.
"While everyone knew that Ken and Sandy were going through a contentious divorce, nobody was prepared for the affray that played itself out in the courtroom on that day."
Affray comes from Old French esfrei, from esfreer, "to disquiet, to frighten."