Riot

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪət

Origin

From Middle English riot ("debauched living, dissipation"), from Old French riote ("debate"). Compare French riotte.

Full definition of riot

Noun

1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.
• ShakespeareHis headstrong riot hath no curb.
2. The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the execution of some private object.
3. Excessive and expensive feasting; wild and loose festivity; revelry.
• ChaucerVenus loveth riot and dispense.
• Alexander Popethe lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day

Derived terms

• rioter
• run riot

Verb

1. To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition.The nuclear protesters rioted outside the military base.
2. (obsolete) To act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, etc.
• DanielNow he exact of all, wastes in delight,
  Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law.
• Alexander PopeNo pulse that riots, and no blood that glows.

Anagrams

• roti
• tiro
• tori
• trio