violence
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noun1 hurting other people physicallyADJECTIVE▪ considerable, excessive, extreme, great, large-scale, serious▪ fresh▪
There are fears of fresh violence if the strike continues.
▪ escalating, growing▪ continuing, ongoing▪ gratuitous, unnecessary▪Letters poured in complaining about the gratuitous violence on the show.
▪ indiscriminate, random▪ mindless, senseless, wanton▪ brutal, deadly, horrific, lethal▪We need to bring an end to the deadly violence in the region.
▪ graphic▪There was surprisingly little graphic violence in the film.
▪ criminal, unlawful (BrE)▪ endemic, widespread▪attempts to rescue the country from endemic violence
▪ sporadic▪In spite of sporadic violence, polling was largely orderly.
▪ physical, sexual▪ domestic, family, marital (AmE), partner (AmE)▪ hate▪a wave of hate violence and discrimination against migrant workers
▪ interpersonal▪ communal, ethnic, racial, sectarian▪ anti-gay, anti-Semitic, etc.▪ drug-related, gang-related, etc.▪ insurgent, political, revolutionary, terrorist▪ school, workplace▪ urban▪ gun▪ gang, mob▪ male, teen (AmE), teenage, youth… OF VIOLENCE▪ levelVERB + VIOLENCE▪ commit, employ, engage in, inflict, perpetrate, resort to, turn to, use▪people who inflict violence on animals
▪violence perpetrated by the army
▪The peasants believed their only choice was to resort to violence.
▪Under no circumstances should police use violence against protesters.
▪ suffer▪She had suffered years of violence and abuse.
▪ witness▪Children who witness violence between parents often develop problems.
▪ encourage, fuel, incite, promote, provoke▪ advocate▪ condemn, denounce, hate, reject, renounce▪ threaten▪Charlie was threatening violence against them both.
▪ condone, justify▪They use their religion to justify violence
▪ glorify▪Don't buy toys that glorify violence.
▪ breed▪Hatred breeds violence.
▪ spill over into▪The enthusiasm of the protest spilled over into violence.
▪ contain, control▪UN peacekeepers are struggling to contain the escalating violence.
▪ curb, end, quell, stop▪Troops were called in to quell the violence.
▪ be capable of▪We are all capable of violence in certain circumstances.
VIOLENCE + VERB▪ break out, erupt, flare, occur, take place▪Violence erupted outside the prison last night.
▪ affect sb/sth▪ kill sb▪Political violence killed 29 people last week.
▪ mar sth▪The demonstration was marred by violence.
▪ threaten sth▪TV violence threatens the health and welfare of young people.
▪ escalate, increase, intensify▪Observers have warned that the violence could escalate into armed conflict.
▪ spread▪ continuePREPOSITION▪ violence against▪violence against police officers
▪ violence among▪violence among young men
▪ violence between▪violence between rival ethnic groups
▪ violence towards/toward▪violence towards/toward ethnic minorities
▪ violence within▪violence within the family
PHRASES▪ an act of violence▪Any act of violence against another player must be punished.
▪ an end to violence▪The former leader of the terrorist group has called for an end to the violence.
▪ an eruption of violence, an outbreak of violence, an upsurge in violence, a wave of violence▪The police are bracing themselves for an outbreak of violence.
▪ fear of violence▪ a life of violence▪It was a predictable death for a man who had lived a life of violence.
▪ men of violence▪the men of violence who start wars
▪ an outburst of violence▪He had a short temper and was prone to outbursts of violence.
▪ the threat of violence▪ a victim of violence▪a refuge for victims of domestic violence
▪ violence begets violence, violence breeds violence▪We have to make people realize that violence only begets more violence.
2 physical/emotional forceADJECTIVE▪ suppressedPREPOSITION▪ with (a) violence▪He kissed her with suppressed violence.
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Violence — Vi o*lence, n. [F., fr. L. violentia. See {Violent}.] 1. The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force. [1913 Webster] That seal You ask with such a violence, the king, Mine … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
violence — Violence. subst. fem. Qualité de ce qui est violent. La violence des vents, de la tempeste, du mal, de la douleur, d un remede, &c. la violence de son humeur. Violence, signifie aussi, La force dont on use contre le droit commun, contre les loix … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
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violence — [vī′ə ləns] n. [ME < MFr < L violentia < violentus: see VIOLENT] 1. physical force used so as to injure, damage, or destroy; extreme roughness of action 2. intense, often devastatingly or explosively powerful force or energy, as of a… … English World dictionary
Violence — Vi o*lence, v. t. To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
violence — (n.) late 13c., physical force used to inflict injury or damage, from Anglo Fr. and O.Fr. violence, from L. violentia vehemence, impetuosity, from violentus vehement, forcible, probably related to violare (see VIOLATION (Cf. violation)). Weakened … Etymology dictionary
violence — *force, compulsion, coercion, duress, constraint, restraint Analogous words: vehemence, intensity, fierceness (see corresponding adjectives at INTENSE): *effort, exertion, pains, trouble: *attack, assault, onslaught, onset … New Dictionary of Synonyms
