# riot

Pronunciation: US say "RY-uht" /ˈɹaɪ.ət/; UK

## Noun

1. An event in which a large group causes a serious public disturbance, often using violence or damaging property.
   - Simple: A situation where a large angry crowd becomes violent and breaks things in public.
   - _A riot erupted downtown after the verdict was announced._
   - _Food shortages sparked riots in several cities across the region._
3. A person, event, or performance that is wildly funny or entertaining. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: A person or thing that makes everyone laugh a lot.
   - _The comedian's new special is an absolute riot._
   - _Grandpa is a riot at family gatherings, full of outrageous stories._
4. A wide and unconstrained variety of things mixed together.
   - Simple: A wild and exciting mix of many different things.
   - _Autumn turned the hillside into a riot of orange and gold._
   - _Her latest novel offers a riot of voices, styles, and competing perspectives._
5. Wanton or unrestrained behavior or emotion, free of any check or discipline.
   - Simple: Wild behavior or strong feelings that are out of control.
   - _Speculation ran riot through the office after the sudden resignation._
   - _Grief, guilt, and anger were all in riot within him that night._

## Verb

2. To take part in a violent public disturbance; to raise an uproar or sedition.
   - Simple: To join a large angry crowd that becomes violent in public.
   - _Prisoners rioted for two days over conditions at the facility._
   - _Officials feared the crowd would riot if the concert was canceled._
6. To provoke into violent public disorder; to throw into a tumult.
   - Simple: To make a group of people start fighting and breaking things.
   - _Agitators tried to riot the crowd into storming the courthouse._
   - _News of the executions rioted the whole district within hours._
7. To annoy someone.
   - Simple: To make someone feel annoyed or angry about something.
   - _His habit of finishing other people's sentences riots me to no end._
   - _Try not to riot the new manager on her first day._

## Noun

8. Lavish, costly feasting and unrestrained merrymaking, carried on to excess. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Wild parties with too much eating, drinking, and spending.
   - _He squandered his inheritance in riot and dissipation within five years._
   - _The chronicle condemns the duke's court for its endless riot and banqueting._

## Verb

9. To behave in an unrestrained or wanton way; to indulge in excessive feasting, luxury, or revelry. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To live wildly, spending too much on food, drink, and fun.

## Origin

From Middle English riot ("debauched living, dissipation"), from Old French riote ("debate") and rioter ("to quarrel"). It is perhaps related to riboter or from Latin rugio ("I roar").

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/riot (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).