大乱|たいらんtairan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounrebellion; great uprising

• Synonym暴動ぼうどうNeutralA crowd gathering to riot and disturb public order; the scale can be large or small. 「大乱」 is the whole realm thrown into chaos by war.
• Related波乱はらんNeutralTurbulence or ups and downs, mostly figurative — twists in life or a match; often in 「波乱万丈」.
• Antonym太平たいへいWrittenPeace across the land — the direct opposite of 「大乱」; a word of written, formal prose.
• Antonym平和へいわNeutralThe everyday word for peace; the ordinary opposite of 「大乱」 as wartime chaos.

Use 「大乱」 for the whole country thrown into chaos by war, as in 「応仁の大乱」. Use 「暴動」 for crowds rioting and disturbing order, 「波乱」 for ups and downs in life or a match. The opposites are 「平和」, the everyday word, and the written 「太平」.

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1. 戦乱せんらんなどにより世の中よのなかが大おおきく乱みだれること。