rabble-roused
Whipped into frenzy
Rabble-roused is the past tense of rabble-rouse, meaning to stir up public sentiment or incite a crowd, typically toward anger or action.
The term carries a faintly negative connotation, suggesting appeals to base emotions rather than reason: The crowd had been rabble-roused into a frenzy by the time police arrived.
Manipulative populist leader
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
agitator · instigator · manipulate · polarize · radicalize · incendiary · disinformation · fearmongering
Mix by circling
- provokeIncite a response
- inciteUrge toward action
- fomentProvoke or stir up
- inflameIntensify emotion or irritation
whip up · galvanize · mobilize · instigate · excite · animate · stimulate · awaken
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- riotViolent public disturbance
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- mutinyRevolt against authority
rebellion · unrest · uprising · protest · demonstration · dissent · resistance · sedition
Violent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
- tumultNoisy, chaotic disturbance
bedlam · mayhem · disorder · frenzy · clamor · ruckus · disturbance · hullabaloo
demagogue
Manipulative populist leader
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- firebrandAgitator or burning stick
provocateur · agitator · instigator · manipulate · polarize · radicalize · incendiary · disinformation · fearmongering · populist
stir
Mix by circling
inflame · whip up · galvanize · mobilize · instigate · excite · animate · stimulate · awaken · fire up
mob
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- riotViolent public disturbance
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
mutiny · rebellion · unrest · uprising · protest · demonstration · dissent · resistance · sedition · civil disobedience
turmoil
Violent disturbance or confusion
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- uproarNoisy public disturbance
- commotionNoisy, confused disturbance
tumult · bedlam · mayhem · disorder · frenzy · clamor · ruckus · disturbance · hullabaloo · brouhaha
rabble-rousedsubdued
Reduced in intensity
quelled · suppressed · controlled · restrained · disciplined
rabble-rousedsubdued
Reduced in intensity
suppressed · dispersed · demobilized · quelled · disheartened
rabble, roused, rouse, rouses, rousing, rouser, rousers, arouse, aroused