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affray vs dustup

dustup vs affray

affray and dustup both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
affray Yes No No No
dustup Yes No No No
As nouns, dustup is a hypernym of affray; that is, dustup is a word with a broader meaning than affray:
  • affray: noisy quarrel
  • dustup: an angry dispute
Other hypernyms of affray include quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle.
affray (noun) dustup (noun)
a noisy fight an angry dispute
noisy quarrel
Difference between affray and dustup

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