Associations to the word «Affray»

Wiktionary

AFFRAY, noun. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack.
AFFRAY, noun. A tumultuous assault or quarrel.
AFFRAY, noun. The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
AFFRAY, verb. To startle from quiet; to alarm.
AFFRAY, verb. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.

Dictionary definition

AFFRAY, noun. Noisy quarrel.
AFFRAY, noun. A noisy fight.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche