brawl

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /brɔl/ UK /brɔːl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a rough, noisy fight or quarrel

A drunken brawl erupted outside the bar at closing time.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a rough, noisy fight or... fight scufflefracasmelee altercation scrap quarrel

Opposites

peace truce accord

Word family

Derived forms brawlerbrawling

Etymology

From Middle English braulen ('to quarrel, clamor'), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or related to Dutch brallen ('to boast') and Middle Dutch brouwelen.

braulen Middle English

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# brawl

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /brɔl/
**IPA (UK):** /brɔːl/

## Meanings
1. a rough, noisy fight or quarrel

## Examples
- A drunken brawl erupted outside the bar at closing time.

## Synonyms
- fight
- scuffle
- fracas
- melee
- altercation
- scrap
- quarrel

## Antonyms
- peace
- truce
- accord

## Derived Forms
- brawler
- brawling

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: braulen

## Etymology
From Middle English braulen ('to quarrel, clamor'), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or related to Dutch brallen ('to boast') and Middle Dutch brouwelen.

## AI Etymology
Brawl is from Middle English braulen ('to quarrel, clamor'), of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative or related to Dutch brallen ('to boast') and Middle Dutch brouwelen. Important recorded forms include braulen (Middle English). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers a rough, noisy fight or quarrel. The wider family includes derived forms such as brawler and brawling.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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