social explosion

Frequency: 4.52.1 per million words

figurative: a sudden and violent expression of social discontent

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Examples (10)

  • If no action is taken, the country runs the risk of a social explosion.
  • The government fears a social explosion if unemployment continues to rise.
  • Economic inequality could trigger a social explosion in the region.
  • Political corruption has created the conditions for a social explosion.
  • Widespread poverty may lead to a violent social explosion.
  • The protesters warned of a social explosion unless reforms are implemented.
  • Rising food prices could spark a social explosion among the working class.
  • The dictator's policies brought the nation to the brink of social explosion.
  • Experts predict a social explosion if the housing crisis worsens.
  • The massive layoffs threatened to cause a social explosion in the city.