violence
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4.3
- noun
- /ˈvaɪələns/
- The rain drummed hard on the aluminum roof, amplifying the violence of the storm.
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- I loved the the violence of fire.
- And that's element of surprise and violence of action.
Examples
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A destructive urgency or violence is evident here, as she digs into the paper with determined force.
Academic text (2017) -
And the Earth has had many, many episodes of violence and live to tell the tale.
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This is why there could be violence against nature, against each other.
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Democracy has increased, violence has decreased.
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One such perspective is surely the violence patterns of other species in nature.
Academic text (2000) -
In the build up to the violence of a crash, precision is vital.
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It took tremendous violence to end American slavery.
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Shoemaker-Levy 9 had struck Jupiter twenty years ago with the violence of a million hydrogen bombs.
Fiction book (1995) -
Skies of dazzling calm alternating with storms of great violence.
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The storm unleashed its violence on the coastline, uprooting trees and flooding homes.
Synonyms
125
5.6
Very cruel and violent actions that hurt people
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3.9
Strong wild force in nature, like a storm or big waves
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7.4
Extreme cruelty or violence that hurts people
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6.8
A very strong, violent feeling or action
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6.3
Being very cruel and violent toward other people or animals
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3.9
The state of being wild and not controlled by people, like a jungle
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3.5
A strong feeling or force, for example during a storm
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4.2
Very serious physical harm that is bloody and shocking
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8.4
A very strong feeling shown in speech or action
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7.5
Being very wild and fierce and likely to harm people or things
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7.0
Very violent and cruel actions that frighten people
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To speak or act forcefully to confront a problem instead of staying quiet
Compounds
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Violence also comes from the Latin word vis meaning 'force' or 'power'. That's why we use violence to describe the great, wild force of a storm, eruption, or river.