[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

affray \affray"\, v. t. p. p. affrayed. oe. afraien,
   affraien, of. effreer, esfreer, f. effrayer, orig. to
   disquiet, put out of peace, fr. l. ex + ohg. fridu peace
   akin to e. free. cf. afraid, fray, frith inclosure.
   archaic
   1. to startle from quiet; to alarm.
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            smale foules a great heap
            that had afrayed affrayed me out of my sleep.
                                                  --chaucer.
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   2. to frighten; to scare; to frighten away.
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            that voice doth us affray.            --shak.
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see also:
affrayed afraid fray frith 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

affray \affray"\, n. oe. afrai, affrai, of. esfrei, f. effroi,
   fr. of. esfreer. see affray, v. t.
   1. the act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or
      attack. obs.
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   2. alarm; terror; fright. obs. --spenser.
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   3. a tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. "in the
      very midst of the affray." --motley.
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   4. law the fighting of two or more persons, in a public
      place, to the terror of others. --blackstone.
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   note: a fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an
         affray.
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   syn: quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest;
        feud; tumult; disturbance.
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see also:
affray 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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

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