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- DictionaryVi·o·lence/ˈvī(ə)ləns/
noun
- 1. behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. Similar brutalitybrute forceroughnessferocityfiercenesssavagerycrueltysadismbarbaritybarbarousnessbrutishnessmurderousnessbloodthirstinessruthlessnessinhumanityheartlessnesspitilessnessmercilessnessstrong-arm tacticsrare:ferityforcefulnessforcefull forcepowerpowerfulnessstrengthmightsavageryferocitybrutalitydestructivenessOpposite gentlenesskindnessweakness
- ▪ strength of emotion or an unpleasant or destructive natural force: "the violence of her own feelings" Similar intensityseveritystrengthforcegreat forcevehemencepowerfulnesspowerpotencyferocityforcefulnesswildnessfrenziednessfurystorminesstempestuousnessturbulencelack of controllack of restraintpassionatenessrare:fervencyardencyOpposite mildness
- ▪ the unlawful exercise of physical force or intimidation by the exhibition of such force.
Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin violentia, from violent- ‘vehement, violent’ (see violent).
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