Rioting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of disorder involving group violence

take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaɪəɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɪətɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɪətɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈaɪəɾɪŋ/.

Examples

Students were rioting everywhere in 1968
They were out carousing last night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roister carouse riot

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of disorder involving group violence
verb	take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot “Students were rioting everywhere in 1968”
verb	engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking “They were out carousing last night”

Word Forms

riot	verb	take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
riot	noun	a state of disorder involving group violence
rioter	noun	troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
rioting	noun	a state of disorder involving group violence
carouse	noun	revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
carouser	noun	someone who enjoys riotous drinking
carousal	noun	revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
roisterer	noun	an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufruhr

ein Zustand der Unordnung, der mit Gruppengewalt einhergeht

🇫🇷French

émeutes

un état de désordre impliquant des violences de groupe

🇪🇸Spanish

disturbios

un estado de desorden que involucra violencia grupal

🇮🇹Italian

rivolta

uno stato di disordine che implica violenza di gruppo

🇳🇱Dutch

rellen

een toestand van wanorde waarbij sprake is van groepsgeweld

🇵🇹Portuguese

tumultos

um estado de desordem envolvendo violência de grupo

🇷🇺Russian

бунт

состояние беспорядка, связанное с групповым насилием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दंगे

समूह हिंसा से जुड़ी अव्यवस्था की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

দাঙ্গা

গোষ্ঠী সহিংসতা জড়িত একটি ব্যাধি রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

கலவரம்

குழு வன்முறை சம்பந்தப்பட்ட சீர்குலைவு நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్లర్లు

సమూహ హింసతో కూడిన రుగ్మత స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

दंगल

गट हिंसेचा समावेश असलेली अव्यवस्था

🇮🇳Gujarati

રમખાણ

જૂથ હિંસા સંડોવતા અવ્યવસ્થાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಲಭೆ

ಗುಂಪು ಹಿಂಸಾಚಾರವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കലാപം

ഗ്രൂപ്പ് അക്രമം ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന ക്രമക്കേടിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੰਗੇ

ਸਮੂਹਿਕ ਹਿੰਸਾ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

فسادات

خرابی کی حالت جس میں گروہی تشدد شامل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骚乱

涉及群体暴力的混乱状态

🇯🇵Japanese

暴動

集団暴力を伴う無秩序状態

🇰🇷Korean

폭동

집단 폭력으로 인한 무질서 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nổi loạn

một tình trạng rối loạn liên quan đến bạo lực nhóm

🇹🇭Thai

การจลาจล

สภาวะความไม่เป็นระเบียบที่เกี่ยวข้องกับความรุนแรงแบบกลุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerusuhan

keadaan kekacauan yang melibatkan kekerasan kelompok

🇵🇭Filipino

nagkakagulo

isang estado ng kaguluhan na kinasasangkutan ng karahasan ng grupo

🇲🇾Malay

merusuh

keadaan kekacauan yang melibatkan keganasan kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أعمال شغب

حالة من الفوضى تنطوي على عنف جماعي

🇮🇷Persian

شورش

یک حالت بی نظمی شامل خشونت گروهی

🇹🇷Turkish

isyan

grup şiddetini içeren bir düzensizlik durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

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