Riot meaning in English

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Definition

a riot: a revolt, a disturbance; an outbreak of violence, confusion or anger in a crowd of people noun
to riot: to uprise, to revolt, to protest verb

Examples

  • "However, it was also a year of revolution, where social networks changed the way we remove dictators and riot in major cities."
  • "Tension in this country is high - riots, protests, and angry tea drinking seem inevitable."
  • ""The protesters have peaceful intentions, but will react violently if provoked by fascist riot police."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with terms used by the Queen.

This verb means to take part in public disorder in the streets, as a group or crowd. "The people will if the pubs have no more beer".

This adjective means "frightening" or "causing fear". "I really love movies like Psychopath, The Exorcism and The Ringing".

Fill in the blanks with terms used by the Queen.

This verb means to take part in public disorder in the streets, as a group or crowd. "The people will riot 1 if the pubs have no more beer".

This adjective means "frightening" or "causing fear". "I really love scary 2 movies like Psychopath, The Exorcism and The Ringing".
1 riot: "Riot" is the term we were looking for here. To "riot" means to engage in a mass uprising or display of anger in the streets. There is also a related noun: "a riot". Example: "The riot started when the police shot an unarmed man".
2 scary: "Scary" is the right answer here. If something is "scary", it is "frightening" or it "causes you to be afraid". Scary things include spiders, ghosts, and the price of cigarettes.

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