af·fray /əˈfre/
 吵架,騷擾,滋事


 Af·fray v. t. [p. p. Affrayed.]  [Archaic]
 1. To startle from quiet; to alarm.
 Smale foules a great heap
 That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep.   --Chaucer.
 2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
    That voice doth us affray.   --Shak.


 Af·fray n.
 1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. [Obs.]
 2. Alarm; terror; fright. [Obs.]
 3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. “In the very midst of the affray.”
 4. Law The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.
 Note: ☞ A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an affray.
 Syn: -- Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest; feud; tumult; disturbance.

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 affray
      n 1: noisy quarrel [syn: altercation, fracas]
      2: a noisy fight [syn: disturbance, fray, ruffle]