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ruction

  • /ˈɹʌk.ʃən/ UK, US

Rhymes with -ʌkʃən

Where it comes from

1825, of unknown origin, possibly from eruption or insurrection. Possibly related to the Irish insurrection of 1798.

noun ructions

  1. A noisy quarrel or fight. “If you do want to go home, here’s your whip. Don’t fall off. Say to her you wanted it, or there might be ructions.”

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