melee

me·lee  (ml, m-l) also mê·lée (m-l)

n.

1.

a. Confused, hand-to-hand fighting in a pitched battle.

b. A violent free-for-all. See Synonyms at brawl.

2. A confused tumultuous mingling, as of a crowd: the rush-hour melee.

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[French mêlée, from Old French meslee, past participle of mesler, to mix; see meddle.]

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melee [mel-lay]

Noun

a noisy riotous fight or crowd [French, from mêler to mix]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

melee - a noisy riotous fight                 battle royal, scrimmage disturbance - the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion

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melee or mêlée

noun fight, fray, brawl, skirmish, tussle, scuffle, free-for-all (informal) fracas, set-to (informal) rumpus, broil, affray Law shindig (informal) donnybrook, ruction (informal) battle royal, ruckus (informal) scrimmage, stramash Scot. shindy (informal) bagarre (French) biffo Austral. (slang)

Translations

melee [ˈmɛleɪ] n → refriega