violent death
16
6.5
- noun
- /ˈvaɪələnt dɛθ/
- Offensive
:
muerte violenta
- Of course, thousands of Vikings died violent deaths during the Viking Age, and these are some of them.
- early violent death
- pathways to early violent death
- violent death among youth
They're more difficult to to work with because you're not typically going to have a witness, but yet you still have a violent death.
- They're more difficult to to work with because you're not typically going to have a witness, but yet you still have a violent death.
Examples
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The seer's violent death went unnoticed amidst the celebrations, but that night when tragedy struck, the Trojans finally remembered the old priest's warning.
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The participants also expressed that early violent death was an inevitable outcome in their lives.
Academic text (2013) -
I understand, but that was before he died a violent death.
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None of us here knew this man but we all know he died a violent death... at the hands of evil men.
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Three people in the last 24 hours have met with violent deaths.
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Life in their social world can be brutal, often cut short by violent death.
Academic text (1991) -
"I am authorized to investigate any violent death fully and to ask any questions I wish."
Fiction book (1994) -
More than 300,000 babies are born to unwed teenagers, and almost 13,000 teenagers die violent deaths each year.
Academic text (1991) -
The violent death of the victim shocked the entire community.
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The news reported several violent deaths due to the ongoing conflict.
Synonyms
690
4.1
An act that causes a person or animal to die
76
5.7
A death caused by an accident, disaster, or violence
45
3.5
Deaths of people caused by accidents, disasters, or violence
How Violent
- Offensive
198
7.0
- NSFW
914
6.1
- Offensive
16
6.5
9
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'violent' (showing force or aggression) modifies 'death' (end of life), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a death caused by violence rather than natural causes. This adjective–noun construction is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English composition patterns, making it transparently interpretable.
Etymology
Violent death joins violent, meaning strong physical force or harm, and death. Imagine someone killed by a strong blow, crash or attack; that image shows why the phrase means 'death caused by physical force'.