noun
- angry arguments or disputes; disturbances or quarrels
Usage: informal; typically plural
Examples
- There were ructions at the town hall meeting over the proposed tax increase.
- The family gathering ended in ructions when politics came up at dinner.
- The coach’s decision to bench the star player caused ructions among the fans.
- Management tried to avoid ructions by announcing the layoffs gradually.
- The merger talks collapsed amid ructions between the two companies.
- She left the meeting early to avoid getting caught up in the ructions.