Frā'cas, n.

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr.; Sp. fracaso, It. fracasso, from It. fracassare, from fra, among, and cassare, to break, annul, i. q. Lat. interrumpere, Fr. fracasser, Sp. fracasar, Pg. fracassar.] An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance.