Meaning of "riot" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RIOT

From Old French riote dispute, from ruihoter to quarrel, probably from ruir to make a commotion, from Latin rugīre to roar.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RIOT

riot  [ˈraɪət]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIOT

Riot is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb riot in English.

WHAT DOES RIOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Riot

A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property or people. They are usually a result of civil unrest. While individuals may attempt to lead or control a riot, riots typically consist of disorganized groups that are frequently "chaotic and exhibit herd behavior." However, there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that riots are not irrational, herd-like behavior, but actually follow inverted social norms. Riots often occur in reaction to a perceived grievance or out of dissent. Historically, riots have occurred due to poor working or living conditions, governmental oppression, taxation or conscription, conflicts between ethnic groups, or religions, the outcome of a sporting event or frustration with legal channels through which to air grievances. Riots typically involve vandalism and the destruction of property, public or private. The property targeted varies depending on the riot and the inclinations of those involved. Targets can include shops, cars, restaurants, state-owned institutions, and religious buildings. T. S.

Definition of riot in the English dictionary

The first definition of riot in the dictionary is a disturbance made by an unruly mob or three or more persons; tumult or uproar. Other definition of riot is boisterous activity; unrestrained revelry. Riot is also an occasion of boisterous merriment.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RIOT

PRESENT

Present

I riot

you riot

he/she/it riots

we riot

you riot

they riot

Present continuous

I am rioting

you are rioting

he/she/it is rioting

we are rioting

you are rioting

they are rioting

Present perfect

I have rioted

you have rioted

he/she/it has rioted

we have rioted

you have rioted

they have rioted

Present perfect continuous

I have been rioting

you have been rioting

he/she/it has been rioting

we have been rioting

you have been rioting

they have been rioting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I rioted

you rioted

he/she/it rioted

we rioted

you rioted

they rioted

Past continuous

I was rioting

you were rioting

he/she/it was rioting

we were rioting

you were rioting

they were rioting

Past perfect

I had rioted

you had rioted

he/she/it had rioted

we had rioted

you had rioted

they had rioted

Past perfect continuous

I had been rioting

you had been rioting

he/she/it had been rioting

we had been rioting

you had been rioting

they had been rioting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will riot

you will riot

he/she/it will riot

we will riot

you will riot

they will riot

Future continuous

I will be rioting

you will be rioting

he/she/it will be rioting

we will be rioting

you will be rioting

they will be rioting

Future perfect

I will have rioted

you will have rioted

he/she/it will have rioted

we will have rioted

you will have rioted

they will have rioted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been rioting

you will have been rioting

he/she/it will have been rioting

we will have been rioting

you will have been rioting

they will have been rioting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would riot

you would riot

he/she/it would riot

we would riot

you would riot

they would riot

Conditional continuous

I would be rioting

you would be rioting

he/she/it would be rioting

we would be rioting

you would be rioting

they would be rioting

Conditional perfect

I would have riot

you would have riot

he/she/it would have riot

we would have riot

you would have riot

they would have riot

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been rioting

you would have been rioting

he/she/it would have been rioting

we would have been rioting

you would have been rioting

they would have been rioting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you riot
we let´s riot
you riot

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to riot

Past participle

rioted

Present Participle

rioting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «RIOT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «riot» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of riot

blast · boisterousness · carousal · carouse · commotion · confusion · cut loose · disorder · display · disturbance · donnybrook · excess · extravaganza · festivity · flourish · fray · frolic · high jinks · hoot · joke · jollification · lark · laugh · lawlessness · make merry · merrymaking · paint the town red · profusion · quarrel · rampage · revel · revelry · roister · romp · row · run amok · run riot · run wild · scream · show · splash · street fighting · strife · tumult · turbulence · turmoil · upheaval · uproar

TRANSLATION OF RIOT

Find out the translation of riot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of riot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «riot» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 骚乱
• Translator English - Spanish: disturbio
• English: riot
• Translator English - Hindi: दंगा
• Translator English - Arabic: شَغَب
• Translator English - Russian: бунт
• Translator English - Portuguese: distúrbio
• Translator English - Bengali: দাঙ্গা
• Translator English - French: émeute
• Translator English - Malay: Rusuhan
• Translator English - German: Aufruhr
• Translator English - Japanese: 暴動
• Translator English - Korean: 폭동
• Translator English - Javanese: Rerusuh
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự náo loạn
• Translator English - Tamil: கலவர
• Translator English - Marathi: दंगा
• Translator English - Turkish: isyan
• Translator English - Italian: tumulto
• Translator English - Polish: bunt
• Translator English - Ukrainian: заколот
• Translator English - Romanian: răzmeriță
• Translator English - Greek: εξέγερση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: oproer
• Translator English - Swedish: upplopp
• Translator English - Norwegian: opprør

10 QUOTES WITH «RIOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word riot.

1

Debbie Allen

Michael Ralph brilliantly plays the street prophet, a West Indian who foreshadows the Harlem riot.

2

Debbie Allen

The riot isn't seen in the movie, but it is alluded to. He has this one speech that gives a great sense of texture and paints a picture of what was happening in Harlem then.

3

Saint Ambrose

Bind up thy words that they run not riot, and grow wanton, and gather up sins for themselves in too much talking. Let them be rather confined, and held back within their own banks. An overflowing river quickly gathers mud.

4

Josephine Baker

The hate directed against the colored people here in St. Louis has always given me a sad feeling because when I was a little girl I remember the horror of the East St. Louis race riot.

5

Daniel Baldwin

I'd just turned 50, weighed 285, and my doctor had read me the riot act about my health.

6

Jason Calacanis

For tech, I like the 'DailySearchCast', 'TWiT' and anything Veronica Belmont does on CNET. I think Perez Hilton is a riot, and the rest of my consumption is by people: Folks like Dave Winer, Fred Wilson, Mark Cuban, Brian Alvey, Jeff Jarvis, Xeni Jardin, etc.

7

Tracy Chapman

I found myself in the middle of a race riot when I was about 14 years old, and I found someone pointing a gun at me and telling me to run or they'd shoot me.

8

Sasha Cohen

I'd like to cause a little riot in skating.

9

Ann Coulter

If a university official's letter accusing a speaker of having a proclivity to commit speech crimes before she's given the speech - which then leads to Facebook postings demanding that Ann Coulter be hurt, a massive riot and a police-ordered cancellation of the speech - is not hate speech, then there is no such thing as hate speech.

10

Tony Curran

The studio are making a lot of good noises about 'Bunker Hill;' so it would be great if that goes ahead. We had a riot filming it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIOT»

Discover the use of riot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to riot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Riot

In 1863, fifteen-year-old Claire, the daughter of an Irish mother and a black father, faces ugly truths and great danger when Irish immigrants, enraged by the Civil War and a federal draft, lash out against blacks and wealthy "swells" of ...

Walter Dean Myers, 2010

Riot: A Novel

Shashi Tharoor Experiments Brilliantly With Narrative Form, Chronicling The Mystery Of Priscilla Hart S Death Through The Often Contradictory Accounts Of A Dozen Or More Characters.

Shashi Tharoor, 2003

White Riot: Punk Rock and the Politics of Race

A book that includes photos, song lyrics, letters and articles looks at the role of race in the history of punk rock, in a book that covers everyone from The Clash to Bad Brains to The Sex Pistols. Original.

Stephen Duncombe, Maxwell Tremblay, 2011

Race Riot: Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919

An examination of urban-industrial life in the early twentieth century looks at the Chicago riot of 1919 and explores post-World War I racial strife.

William M. Tuttle, 1970

The Deadly Ethnic Riot

The ethnic riot is studied in great detail, from the terrifying, unpredictability of mob psychology to the calculated political motivations behind some of the worst riots.

Donald L. Horowitz, 2001

Reconstructing the Dreamland: The Tulsa Riot of 1921: Race, ...

In this text, Alfred Brophy draws on his own extensive research into contemporary accounts and court documents to chronicle this devastating riot, showing how and why the rule of law quickly eroded.

Alfred L. Brophy, 2002

Behind the Shield: Anti-Riot Operations Guide

All of the available training and study material, individual case studies, and real scenarios, combined with professional experience, serve as the foundation for this specialist's manual.

A. Hunsicker, 2011

Midnight Riot

Now, as a wave of brutal and bizarre murders engulfs the city, Peter is plunged into a world where gods and goddesses mingle with mortals and a long-dead evil is making a comeback on a rising tide of magic. From the Paperback edition.

Ben Aaronovitch, 2011

Riot and Remembrance: The Tulsa Race War and Its Legacy

Drawing on period documents and interviews with survivors and their descendants, the author of Hurricane offers a definitive account of the 1921 race riot that destroyed the Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, leaving hundreds of black ...

James S. Hirsch, 2003

Black Bloc, White Riot: Anti-globalization and the Genealogy ...

Black Bloc, White Riot revisits the struggles against globalization that marked the beginning of the twentieth century and explores the connection between political violence and the white middle class.

A. K. Thompson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term riot is used in the context of the following news items.

Police union blasts commanders in 'after action review' of riot

The rioting that followed the death of Freddie Gray was "preventable," but the police response was hindered by a leadership that was concerned with image over ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

Hundreds of Arizona Prisoners to Be Moved Following Riot

The first disturbance occurred Wednesday at a minimum-security unit, followed by what he described as an unrelated riot Thursday night at a medium-security ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»

Police fire tear gas at Summer Jam attendees after riot breaks out

According to reports, a small riot broke out as fans waited in long lines to enter MetLife Stadium. Several people were seen throwing bottles at New Jersey State ... «Consequence of Sound, Jun 15»

Ignoring Personal Responsibility Is a Riot

Hours after residents of Baltimore, Maryland, set the city aflame, President Barack Obama took to the Rose Garden to explain in professorial style just why ... «Town Hall, Apr 15»

Baseball's Orioles to play in empty stadium as Baltimore reels from …

During the July 1967 riots in Detroit, the Tigers postponed one game and rescheduled two others to be played in Baltimore. Major League Baseball shut down ... «Yahoo News, Apr 15»

Baltimore Mom Explains Why She Smacked Son at Riot

A mother in Baltimore who was videotaped smacking her son after finding him at the scene of Monday's riots said in an interview Tuesday she only wanted to ... «TIME, Apr 15»

Baltimore rioting kicked off with rumors of 'purge'

A protestor rides his bike in front of a police line at North and Pennsylvania Avenues on the day of Freddie Gray's funeral. Riots and looting broke out throughout ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 15»

Riot at soccer game leaves at least 25 people dead

CAIRO (AP) — A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 25 ... «New York Post, Feb 15»

Police in riot gear respond to crowd near Keene State College

KEENE, N.H. — Disturbances continued into Sunday morning after parties at Keene State College spun out of control Saturday. Police in riot gear fired tear gas ... «Boston Globe, Oct 14»

Beaten but hardly tamed, Pussy Riot strikes back in Sochi

After several tumultuous days that included police detentions, interrogations and a public flogging from angry Cossacks, the dissident punk band Pussy Riot ... «CNN, Feb 14»