rebellion vs riot

rebellion

noun
  • Armed resistance to an established government or ruler. 

  • Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling. 

  • An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government. 

riot

noun
  • A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. 

  • Wanton or unrestrained behavior or emotion. 

  • A humorous or entertaining event or person. 

  • A wide and unconstrained variety. 

verb
  • To cause to riot; to throw into a tumult. 

  • To annoy. 

  • To create or take part in a riot; to raise an uproar or sedition. 

How often have the words rebellion and riot occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )