violence
∞
2.8
- noun
- /ˈvaɪələns/
- Offensive
:
violencia
- And I recognize the fact that after violence happens, change often happens.
- domestic violence
- sexual violence
- intimate partner violence
He was all in for violence from the jump.
- He was all in for violence from the jump.
- I have never seen such violence in my life.
- So instead, they decide to commit violence against the women.
- Violence and misogynistic violence and sexual violence are in this man's soul.
- So in your country, Britain, you had sporadic violence that happened last year.
- Now, that's not just violence in some loose and vague sense.
- And some of the violence is between the youth.
- That way we replace violence with politics.
- But I'd taken a, a vow of non violence many years before.
- And I recognize the fact that after violence happens, change often happens.
- And people live in violence and bloodshed for years, you know?
- I couldn't bear hearing about senseless gun violence and needless loss of life.
- Like they could use violence to control the population, right?
Examples
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You taught me to be patient, not to answer violence with violence.
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But there's still so much violence, still so many problems.
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Would you say that violence makes you feel sick?
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And some of the violence is between the youth.
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Stop this violence at once.
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Why are we so willing to accept that violence and terror are the norm?
Academic text (2011) -
Violence is as much about taking pain as it is inflicting it.
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In response, a street culture has evolved in which violence regulates public space and everyday behavior.
Academic text (2013) -
And we've all seen the violence that can erupt from this.
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The community organized a rally to protest against the violence that had plagued their neighborhood.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
A violent action that harms people or damages things
∞
2.3
Physical power that makes things move or break
686
3.2
Harmful treatment of people or animals that happens again and again
276
4.2
Hitting a person many times as punishment or violence
187
5.6
Very cruel and violent actions that hurt people
101
3.5
Hostile or violent behavior toward others
18
6.5
Repeated violent hitting or strong criticism that causes harm
10
4.1
Actions that hurt or try to control other people
7
4.4
A violent act of hitting a person or damaging a thing
7
8.3
Violent actions that hurt or scare people
6
6.7
A severe beating given to someone as punishment
3
1.0
To strike something with force, often with a hand or object
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To speak or act forcefully to confront a problem instead of staying quiet
Compounds
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Violence comes from an old Latin word vis meaning 'force' or 'power' and from violentus meaning 'forceful'. So violence is the use of strong physical force to hurt people or damage things.