violence
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.
rough or immoderate vehemence, as of feeling or language: the violence of his hatred.
damage through distortion or unwarranted alteration: to do editorial violence to a text.
Origin of violence
1Other words for violence
Other words from violence
- an·ti·vi·o·lence, adjective
- coun·ter·vi·o·lence, noun
- self-vi·o·lence, noun
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How to use violence in a sentence
For instance, Facebook’s policy on groups tied to violence practically contradicts itself.
People in that city are still arguing, months later, over whether those people were supporting protesters, supporting police, simply trying to incite violence, or some combination thereof.
How Trump And COVID-19 Have Reshaped The Modern Militia Movement | Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux | September 4, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThis makes me think of these groups that used to work on domestic violence in India.
Eight case studies on regulating biometric technology show us a path forward | Karen Hao | September 4, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThis summer’s unrest comes after years of failure by democratic institutions to respond to police violence.
Kenosha’s looting is a symptom of a decrepit democracy | Aaron Ross Coleman | September 4, 2020 | VoxIf social-media companies do not act swiftly to stop calls for violence against protesters, the situation can only get worse.
How an overload of riot porn is driving conflict in the streets | Bobbie Johnson | September 3, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
There is no such thing as speech so hateful or offensive it somehow “justifies” or “legitimizes” the use of violence.
The fear of violence should not determine what one does or does not say.
When twelve people are killed by violence, whoever they are, for whatever reason, that is a tragedy and a waste.
What they say is, ‘We don’t approve of violence, but you know what?
Bill Maher: Hundreds of Millions of Muslims Support Attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’ | Lloyd Grove | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTGunshots rang out in Paris this morning on a second day of deadly violence that has stunned the French capital.
After we had passed over this desert, we found several garisons to defend the caravans from the violence of the Tartars.
The faint candle-light glimmered on a ponderous gilded cornice, which had also sustained violence.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuVictor was the younger son and brother—a tete montee, with a temper which invited violence and a will which no ax could break.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinTrue, in such a case as this, "economic strength" would probably be broken down by the intrusion of physical violence.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockFor his mind flung itself with violence upon two sentences: he was 'beautiful and precious'; she longed for him to 'comfort' her.
The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
British Dictionary definitions for violence
/ (ˈvaɪələns) /
the exercise or an instance of physical force, usually effecting or intended to effect injuries, destruction, etc
powerful, untamed, or devastating force: the violence of the sea
great strength of feeling, as in language, etc; fervour
an unjust, unwarranted, or unlawful display of force, esp such as tends to overawe or intimidate
do violence to
to inflict harm upon; damage or violate: they did violence to the prisoners
to distort or twist the sense or intention of: the reporters did violence to my speech
Origin of violence
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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