violence
Meaning of violence
- behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
violence erupted in protest marches
domestic violence against women
the fear of physical violence
screen violence
- strength of emotion or of a destructive natural force.
I was surprised at the violence of my feelings
Middle English: via Old French from Latin violentia, from violent- ‘vehement, violent’ (see violent).
Information about violence
- It is a name.
- The plural form of violence is: violences.
- Languages in which violence is used:
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Hyphenation of violence
vi-o-lence
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- violence is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
violence synonyms
Meaning force:
Meaning ferocity:
ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, wildness
Meaning savage physical violence; great cruelty:
Meaning the quality or state of having an uneven or irregular surface:
Meaning the quality of being fierce or cruel:
Meaning cruel behaviour or attitudes:
Meaning the tendency to derive pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting pain, suffering, or humiliation on others:
Meaning extreme cruelty or brutality:
Meaning the quality of lacking pity or compassion for others:
Meaning extremely cruel and brutal behaviour:
Meaning the state or quality of being wild or savage:
Meaning the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way:
Meaning the degree of intensity of a feeling or belief:
Meaning past of may1:
Meaning the quality of being intense:
Meaning the fact or condition of being severe:
Meaning the power of something to influence or make an impression:
Meaning violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid:
violence antonyms
Meaning the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered:
Meaning the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate:
Meaning the state or condition of being weak:
Meaning lack of intensity:
Translation of violence
- German: Gewalt
- French: violence, impétuosité
- Spanish: violencia
- Italian: violenza, impetuosità
- Portuguese: violência, ferocidade
Words that rhyme with violence
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