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Meaning of Riot | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard

ˈɹaɪ.ət

Definitions

A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
countable, uncountable
A wide and unconstrained variety.
countable, figuratively, uncountable
A humorous or entertaining event or person.
colloquial, uncountable
Wanton or unrestrained behavior or emotion.
countable, uncountable
Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الإضطرابات شَغَب هوشة

Azərbaycanca iğtişaş qiyam

Беларуская паўстанне

Български въстание мете́ж оргия

Bosanski bunt nered бунт метеж неред оргија

Català aldarull avalot avalotar motí

Čeština neklid nepokoj vřava vzbouření

Cymraeg cythrwfl terfysg

Dansk oprør optøjer

Deutsch Aufruhr Ausschreitung Emeute Gemächt Krawall Randale Tumult

Esperanto tumulto

Español alborotarse alboroto algarada asonada asonarse atumultuarse batiboleo bullanga bullaranga disturbios motín rebullicio rebullir rebullirse tempestad tempestear tumulto tumultuarse

فارسی آشوب شورش

Suomi hulina hulinoida hulinointi mellakka mellakoida rahina

Français émeute

Gaeilge círéib

Galego balbordo barullo galloufa liorna revolta tumulto

ગુજરાતી રમખાણ

עברית מהומה

हिन्दी दंगा

Hrvatski bunt nered бунт метеж неред оргија

Magyar felkelés lázad lázadás zavarog zendülés

Հայերեն ապստամբություն խռովություն

Bahasa Indonesia kerusuhan

Italiano baccano bailamme baldoria baraonda bisboccia bordello cagnara gazzarra parapiglia rivolta schiamazzo sommossa subbuglio trambusto tumulto

日本語一揆動乱暴動狼藉騒乱騷亂

ქართული აჯანყება

ខ្មែរ ចលាចល

한국어 반란 폭동

Kurdî îsyan rêl

Македонски бунт бунтува веселба метеж неред оргија

Bahasa Melayu rusuhan

မြန်မာဘာသာ အဓိကရုဏ်း

Nederlands rel

Polski bunt hulanka rozruch zamieszka zamieszki zbiegowisko

Português algazarra motim revolta revoltar tumulto tumultuar turbulência

Română Răscoala răzmeriță răzvrătire rebeliune revolta sedițiune

Русский беспоря́дки бунт восстание мяте́ж разгул

Slovenčina vrava

Shqip rrëmujë trazirë

Српски bunt nered бунт метеж неред оргија

Svenska kravall pöbelupplopp tumult upplopp uppror

தமிழ் கலவரம்

ไทย การกบฏ การจลาจล จลาจล

Türkçe isyan

Українська бунт за́колот метіж повста́ння

Oʻzbekcha isyon

Tiếng Việt bạo loạn

Examples

“The protests began peacefully but turned into riots after several days.”

“In summer this flower garden is a riot of colour.”

“The human world is contracting not only prospectively but to the backward-probing eye of culture-history. Nevertheless we are as yet far from able to reduce the riot of spoken languages to a small number of “stocks.””

“Check this out! We have to get this! I can't believe all this stuff! This is a total riot!”

“For when his head-ſtrong Riot hath no Curbe,”

“the lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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