German word

Ausschreitung

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaʊ̯sˌʃʁaɪ̯tʊŋ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounriot

Example

Bei der Demonstration gab es Ausschreitungen.

Rioting broke out at the demonstration.

Illustration for Ausschreitung (riot)

More examples

Man musste mit Ausschreitungen rechnen.

One had to expect riots at the demonstration.

Core concept

A protest crowd spilling beyond peaceful action into fighting and damage in the surrounding streets.

Common phrases

  • mit Ausschreitungen rechnen

    reckon with riots

  • das Ausmaß der Ausschreitungen

    the extent of the riots

Similar words

Aufruhr: Large-scale social unrest marked by intense agitation or rebellious turmoil.
Tumult: A major disturbance in which crowds disrupt order with loud, confused activity.
Krawall: A brief, noisy outbreak of violence and fighting.
Unruhe: A state of unease and unrest spreading among people through worry or anger.

Definition in German

Gewalttätige Übergriffe und Sachbeschädigungen bei Protesten oder Versammlungen.

Word origin

The noun combines the prefix aus- with schreiten, "to step", while its figurative meaning reflects stepping beyond an accepted limit.

Usage tips

  • Ausschreitungen is a formal news and police term, whereas Krawall is more colloquial and can describe noisy disorder without the same emphasis on attacks or damage.

Other meanings

  • public disordernoun
  • violent actnoun

Opposites

  • Deeskalationde-escalationnoun
  • Friedenpeacenoun

Related words

  • ausschreitendriotousadjective
  • ausschreitenriotverb

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