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mischia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fray verb To wear away at the edges through rubbing, so that threads separate.
  • scrum noun A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.

Senses

mischia is used for these senses in English:

  • fray (countable) A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.

fray — full definition

  1. verb To wear away at the edges through rubbing, so that threads separate.
  2. verb Of nerves, patience, or relationships: to become worn down and strained.
  3. noun A fight, argument, or heated confrontation, especially one someone is drawn into.

scrum — full definition

  1. noun A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
  2. noun A tightly packed group of reporters surrounding a person, usually a politician, asking for comments about an issue; an opportunity provided for a politician to be approached this way.
  3. noun In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
  4. noun In agile software development (specifically Scrum or related methodologies), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.

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