meleemêlée[noun]Synonyms: fight, brawl, fracas, free-for-all
(informal), rumpus, scrimmage, scuffle, set-to
(informal), skirmish, tussle
Related Words: dogfight,
scuffle [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mel‧ée /ˈmeleɪ $ ˈmeɪleɪ, meɪˈleɪ/
noun [countable usually singular][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: mêlée, from Old French mesler; ⇒ meddle]
a situation in which a lot of people rush around in a confused way:
Luckily no one was hurt in the melée. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲