Posted on 05/01/2017 5:56:41 AM PDT by xsmommy
Word For The Day, Monday, 5/1/17
In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
ruction; noun
1.
an uproar; noisy or quarrelsome disturbance
2.
(pl) a violent and unpleasant row; trouble: there'll be ructions when she finds out
Etymology: n.
"disturbance," 1825, dialectal or colloquial, of unknown origin. Perhaps from eruption or an altered shortening of insurrection.
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