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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.
VIOLENCE definition: 1. actions or words that are intended to hurt people: 2. extreme force: 3. actions or words that…. Learn more.
rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment: to die by violence. an unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power, as against rights or laws: to take over a government by violence. a violent act or proceeding. rough or immoderate vehemence, as of feeling or language: the violence of his hatred.
Check pronunciation: violence. Definition of violence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · 1. uncountable noun. Violence is behaviour which is intended to hurt, injure, or kill people. Twenty people were killed in the violence. They threaten them with violence. ...domestic violence between family members. Synonyms: brutality, bloodshed, savagery, fighting More Synonyms of violence. 2. uncountable noun.
behaviour intended to hurt or kill someone: an act of violence. A number of people were killed in the violence. Violence against women has increased in recent years. Fewer examples. The film contains graphic violence. The violence was caused by a small minority of football supporters.
noun. swift and intense force: the violence of a storm. rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment: to die by violence. an unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power, as against rights or laws: to take over a government by violence. a violent act or proceeding.
violence. noun. /ˈvaɪələns/ [uncountable] violent behavior that is intended to hurt or kill someone crimes/acts/threats of violence violence (against somebody) He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police. domestic violence (= between family members) Why do they always have to resort to violence?
