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rissa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affray verb To startle from quiet; to alarm.
  • brawl noun A rough, disorderly fight or argument, usually involving several people.
  • fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
  • row noun A straight line of people or things placed next to each other.
  • ruckus noun A noisy disturbance or commotion.
  • ruction noun A noisy quarrel or fight.
  • rumble noun A deep, continuous, low sound, like distant thunder.
  • scrape verb To drag something rough or sharp across a surface, often removing a layer or leaving a mark.
  • scuffle noun A brief, disorganized fight or struggle at close quarters.

Senses

rissa is used for these senses in English:

  • affray A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
  • brawl A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
  • fight A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
  • row A noisy argument.
  • ruckus A row, fight.
  • ruction A noisy quarrel or fight.
  • rumble (slang) A street fight or brawl.
  • scrape (slang) A fight, especially a fistfight without weapons.

affray — full definition

  1. verb To startle from quiet; to alarm.
  2. verb To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.

brawl — full definition

  1. noun A rough, disorderly fight or argument, usually involving several people.
  2. verb To take part in a rowdy fight or noisy quarrel.

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