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What is another word for create a riot?

Pronunciation: [kɹiːˈe͡ɪt ɐ ɹˈa͡ɪ͡ət] (IPA)

There are various synonyms for the phrase "create a riot." One such synonym is "provoke a disturbance." This phrase implies that someone intentionally caused chaos or mayhem through their actions or words. "Incite a commotion" is another synonym that has a similar meaning to "create a riot." It suggests that someone has deliberately stirred up trouble or unrest among a group of people. Additionally, "stir up a ruckus" is a lively and informal way of saying "create a riot." It implies that someone is causing a noisy and disruptive scene, potentially with a sense of enjoyment or mischief.
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What are the hypernyms for Create a riot?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    Foment unrest, Initiate disruption, Instigate disorder, Promote disturbance, Provoke trouble, cause chaos, generate turmoil.

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  • When today Muslim goondas create a riot in Bhagalpur or in Gonda, the secularist press will obscure this beginning (in both cases bombs thrown from Muslim establishments at Hindu processions) and highlight the ensuing Hindu part of the violence. Some M.J. Akbar will poignantly describe the suffering of some Muslim villagers, and then blame the atmosphere created by the Rathyatra in some distant town, without even mentioning that the riot started with a pre-planned armed attack on a Hindu procession. (...) Not only do you gain on the propaganda front, the press may even come out in support of your demands. For some time, Muslim communalists have demanded a ban on processions. More than 95% of religious processions are Hindu processions anyway, for processions are a thoroughly Pagan practice which in Islam can only be a heterodox oddity. (...) A very good illustration is the next and very important demand of the Muslim communalists : a larger than proportionate reservation for Muslims in the army and the police...
    Koenraad Elst

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