riot
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riot
- /ˈɹaɪ.ət/
- /ˈɹaɪ.ɪt/
Sounds like ryot · Rhymes with -aɪət
Where it comes from
From Middle English riot (“debauched living, dissipation”), from Old French riote (“debate”), from rioter (“to quarrel”), perhaps related to riboter or from Latin rugio (“to roar”).
Compare French riotte and Occitan riòta.
noun riots
- A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. The protests began peacefully but turned into riots after several days.
- A wide and unconstrained variety. In summer this flower garden is a riot of colour.
- A humorous or entertaining event or person. Check this out! We have to get this! I can't believe all this stuff! This is a total riot!
- Wanton or unrestrained behavior or emotion. For when his head-ſtrong Riot hath no Curbe,
- Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry. the lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day
Similar: anarchy, breach of the peace, chaos, discord, trouble, disorder, disorderliness, disturbance, instability, lawlessness, mayhem, rioting, riot, rowdiness, strife, turbulence, upheaval
verb riots · rioting · rioted
- To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition. The nuclear protesters rioted outside the military base.
- To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of feasting, luxury, etc. Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, / Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law.
- To cause to riot; to throw into a tumult.
- To annoy.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: roister, carouse, scream, wow, thigh-slapper, belly laugh, debauch, debauchery, bacchanal, orgy, bacchanalia, saturnalia, howler, drunken revelry, public violence, sidesplitter
noun
Similar: anarchy, breach of the peace, chaos, discord, trouble, disorder, disorderliness, disturbance, instability, lawlessness, mayhem, rioting, riot, rowdiness, strife, turbulence, upheaval
Translations
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noun tumultuous disturbance of public peace
| Español | alboroto, tumulto, disturbios, algarada, motín, asonada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폭동 pokdong, 반란 ballan |
| 日本語 | 暴動 bōdō, 騒乱 sōran, 動乱 dōran, 狼藉 rōzeki |
| 中文 | 暴亂 /暴乱 bàoluàn, 騷亂 /骚乱 sāoluàn, 騷動 /骚动 sāodòng |
| हिन्दी | दंगा daṅgā |
| Português | tumulto, revolta, turbulência, motim |
| Français | émeute |
| Deutsch | Aufruhr, Tumult, Krawall, Randale |
| Italiano | tumulto, baccano, bailamme, gazzarra, baraonda, cagnara |
| Română | răscoală, răzmeriță, răzvrătire, rebeliune, revoltă, sedițiune |
| Русский | бунт bunt, мяте́ж mjatéž, восста́ние vosstánije, беспоря́дки besporjádki |
| Tiếng Việt | bạo loạn |
| العربية | شَغَب šaḡab |
| עברית | התפרעות hitpar'út |
noun wanton or unrestrained behavior
| 日本語 | 暴動 bōdō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 暴亂 /暴乱 bàoluàn, 騷亂 /骚乱 sāoluàn, 騷動 /骚动 sāodòng, 暴動 /暴动 bàodòng |
| Português | algazarra |
| Deutsch | Aufruhr |
| Русский | бунт bunt, беспоря́дки besporjádki |
verb to create or take part in a riot
| Español | asonarse, tumultuarse, atumultuarse, rebullir, alborotarse, tempestear |
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| Português | tumultuar, revoltar |
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title = {riot},
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