Public Disorder Terms

noun a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd

verb to take part in a violent disturbance of the peace

• The police were called in to control the riot that had broken out in the city center.
• Did you hear about the riot that happened last night? It was crazy!
• The concert turned into a total riot once the music started playing.
• Her emotions were in a riot, making it hard for her to focus on anything else.

noun a noisy quarrel or fight

verb to engage in a noisy quarrel or fight

• The police were called to break up the affray that broke out at the protest.
• There was a big affray at the party last night, things got out of hand.
• Did you hear about the affray between those two gangs? It was intense!
• The affray between the two political parties escalated quickly, leading to heated debates.

verb to frighten or cause fear in someone; to be afraid or scared

• The crowd was affrayed by the sudden loud noise.
• I was affrayed when I heard a strange noise in the middle of the night.
• She was affrayed when she saw a spider crawling towards her.
• His heart affrayed at the thought of facing his fears.