Definition of "ructions" [ructions]

• Plural form of ruction. (noun)

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• "He was a peace-loving man and disliked "ructions" of any sort and domestic ones in particular."
• "Those -- and they were many -- who had looked for "ructions" between the two rivals, and had taken glee of the prospect, suffered complete disappointment."
• "Jolyon was constitutionally averse from what he termed 'ructions'; unless angered, he conformed deeply to that classic description of the she-dog,"