Word of the Day: Ruction
A good word for troubled times.
ruc·tion /ˈrəkSHən/
noun
INFORMAL
plural noun: ructions
- a disturbance or quarrel."she acted as if there'd been no earlier ruction"
BRITISH
- unpleasant reactions to or complaints about something."If Mrs. Salt catches her there'll be ructions"
In this election, an ad hoc alliance ensured the defeat of National Rally candidates. But the New Popular Front’s relatively good score relied on its bedrock of lower-income voters, built through opposition to the current government. As in Spain last year, a broad-left coalition headed off the far right by both warning against the reactionary threat and offering real material benefits to its own supporters. Yet for this same reason, the anti-Le Pen vote is full of contradictions. The left has sharply opposed Mr. Macron not only on economic policy but also on questions of identity and border controls. More ructions are surely to come.
| David Broder, What Just Happened in France Is Astounding
