1. a riot or uprising; a tumultuous disturbance or revolt by a crowd
Usage: formal or literary; from French

Examples

• The emeute in the city center lasted for several hours before police restored order.
• Historical accounts describe the emeute as a spontaneous outburst of public anger.
• The government feared another emeute if economic conditions did not improve.
• Soldiers were deployed to prevent the emeute from spreading to other neighborhoods.
• The emeute began when protesters clashed with authorities over new tax policies.