domestic violence
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3.5
- noun
- /dəˈmɛstɪk ˈvaɪələns/
- Offensive
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violencia doméstica
- Was your mother a victim of domestic violence?
- domestic violence victims
- domestic violence shelters
- domestic violence and abuse
It would decrease domestic violence and hospital visits.
- It would decrease domestic violence and hospital visits.
- That logic applies if the crime involves domestic violence and domestic violence only.
- He's arrested for domestic violence, right?
- But my, my, my point is that our view of domestic violence is wrong in three ways.
- If someone listens to us, Melanie says as a domestic violence survivor, you don't need proof.
- What do male victims of domestic violence or abuse say about love?
- And let this be said too, I never had an incident with domestic violence.
- You watched one of your parents being beaten in domestic violence.
- If you are in an unsafe situation, there are links to domestic violence resources available in the video notes.
- But I think that power and control is a big thing in divorces, in domestic violence cases because you can't see it, right?
- If those numbers were included, Can you imagine how these prevalence numbers on domestic violence would increase?
- Grew up in a house full of domestic violence, you know, dad beating mum on a regular basis.
- I've no one people go that have gone through domestic violence, horrible as it is.
Examples
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It's a case of domestic violence.
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As Patricia said, children brought up in a family with domestic violence are always affected.
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There was a history of domestic violence against his wife.
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There are more reports of domestic violence than ever before.
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I'm starting a home for women who are victims of domestic violence.
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One reason for the increase in homeless women and children is domestic violence.
Academic text (1999) -
The officers suspected domestic violence and immediately removed Fernandez from the residence and placed him under arrest.
Academic text (2017) -
There are more reports of domestic violence than ever before.
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Was your mother a victim of domestic violence?
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Super Bowl Sunday is one of the year's worst days for domestic violence against women.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
The use of physical force that hurts people or damages things
686
3.2
Harmful treatment of people or animals that happens again and again
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'domestic' (connected to home/family) + 'violence' (physical or abusive force), so a learner who knows both words will readily infer violence occurring within a household or between family/partners. This construction is cross-linguistically common and follows straightforward semantic combination, making it easily comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Domestic violence is made of domestic (meaning 'home') and violence (meaning harm or force). It gives the clear image of harm happening inside a home, so it means 'violent or abusive behavior' between people who live together.