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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

난투극

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nantuguk

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Donnybrook/ˈdɒn.i.brʊk/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"회의는 순식간에 난투극으로 변했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A scene of uproar and disorder; a heated argument or free-for-all brawl.

    "The committee meeting quickly turned into a complete donnybrook over budget allocations."
  2. 2

    A heated public dispute or controversy.

    "The proposed zoning changes sparked a major political donnybrook in the city council."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Donnybrook, a historic suburb of Dublin, Ireland, famous for its annual fair established by royal charter in the 13th century. Over centuries, the fair became notoriously boisterous, degenerating into public brawls and riots, which permanently entered the English lexicon as a term for any wild, chaotic free-for-all fight.

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