Meaning

2 senses
  1. A raucous disturbance and/or commotion.

    Tumult, Spektakel, Tohuwabohu

    сумато́хаsumatóxa, шумšum, гамgam

    the act of making a noisy disturbance

  2. A row, fight.

    Krawall

    потасо́вкаpotasóvka, сканда́лskandál, разбо́ркаrazbórka

Examples

13 sentences
  1. Tom was awakened by the ruckus.

    ruТома разбудил шум.

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  2. Tom caused a ruckus.

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  3. What's all the ruckus?

    ruИз-за чего весь шум?

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  4. But what is that awful ruckus?

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  5. The leopard was making a huge ruckus.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
a noisy disturbance and/or commotion:
a row, fight:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a noisy disturbance and/or commotion:
a row, fight:

Origin

Recorded since 1890; probably a blend of ruction (“disturbance”) + rumpus (“disturbance, f

Recorded since 1890; probably a blend of ruction (“disturbance”) + rumpus (“disturbance, fracas”) - potentially with influence from raucous (“rowdy, hoarse”), from Latin raucus (“rough, hoarse”).

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Forms

plural: ruckuses
Singularruckus
Pluralruckuses

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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