ruction

[ruhk-shuh n] /ˈrʌk ʃən/
noun
1.
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
Origin
1815-25; origin uncertain
Examples from the web for ruction
  • Submit reports of tests that fail tome et con st ruction contract requirements on colored paper.
  • In other cases, cons t ruction was make-shift and temporary, making the buildings easy to remodel or re l o c a t e.
  • C o n s t ruction materials were off-loaded and staged in the previously disturbed settling ponds or along the road.
British Dictionary definitions for ruction

ruction

/ˈrʌkʃən/
noun (informal)
1.
an uproar; noisy or quarrelsome disturbance
2.
(pl) a violent and unpleasant row; trouble: there'll be ructions when she finds out
Word Origin
C19: perhaps changed from insurrection
Word Origin and History for ruction
n.

"disturbance," 1825, dialectal or colloquial, of unknown origin. Perhaps from eruption or an altered shortening of insurrection.