3
protest(noun, disorder, disturbance, disapproval, complaint)
3
public violence(noun, expression, idiom)
3
rape(verb, attack)
3
rhubarb(noun, disorder, fight, disturbance, quarrel)
3
rise up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, resist, overthrow)
3
rising(revolt, revolution, disobedience, uprising, rebellion)
3
roar(noise, din, rumpus)
3
savage(verb, attack)
3
scrap(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
3
scrum
3
sedition(noun, disregard, neglect, strike, revolt)
3
set-to(noun, action, trouble, fight, dispute)
3
shindy(noun, disturbance, party)
3
spar(verb, conflict)
3
stew(noun, excitement, fight, confusion, agitation)
3
stirring(noun, excitement, agitation, unrest)
3
tear(violence, excitability)
3
tempest(commotion, uproar, tumult)
3
toss(noun, excitement, agitation, arrangement, unrest)
3
upheaval(noun, trouble, disorder, excitement, shock)
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