English to English
violence
('v/aI//@/l/@/ns
)
noun (n)
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)(noun.act)Example:
He may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one.
source: wordnet30 - the property of being wild or turbulent(noun.attribute)Example:
The storm's violence.
source: wordnet30 - a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.(noun.state)source: wordnet30
- The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.(verb)source: webster1913
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