ruction

noun

Etymology: 1825, of unknown origin, possibly from eruption or insurrection. Possibly related to the Irish insurrection of 1798.

1. A noisy quarrel or fight.

   “If you do want to go home, here’s your whip. Don’t fall off. Say to her you wanted it, or there might be ructions.”

   “She could see there were going to be ructions. Sure enough there'd be a scene between them, when Sebastian found what Tilly had been up to.”