riot
noun
[ ˈrʌɪət ]
• a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
• "riots broke out in the capital"
Similar:
uproar,
rampage,
furore,
tumult,
commotion,
upheaval,
disturbance,
street fight,
melee,
row,
scuffle,
fracas,
fray,
affray,
brawl,
free-for-all,
violent disorder,
violence,
mob violence,
street fighting,
vandalism,
frenzy,
mayhem,
turmoil,
lawlessness,
anarchy,
wilding,
• an impressively large or varied display of something.
• "the garden was a riot of colour"
• a highly amusing or entertaining person or thing.
• "everyone thought she was a riot"
riot
verb
• take part in a violent public disturbance.
• "students rioted in Paris"
Similar:
rampage,
go on the rampage,
run riot,
take to the streets,
fight in the streets,
start a fight,
raise an uproar,
cause an affray,
run/go wild,
run amok,
go berserk,
fight,
brawl,
scuffle,
raise hell,
Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘dissolute living’): from Old French riote ‘debate’, from rioter ‘to quarrel’, of unknown ultimate origin.