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- Dictionaryviolent/ˈvʌɪələnt/
adjective
- 1. using or involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something: "a violent confrontation with riot police" Similar Opposite
- 2. (especially of an emotion or a destructive natural force) very strong or powerful: "violent dislike" Similar Opposite
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VIOLENT definition: 1. using force to hurt or attack: 2. used to describe a situation or event in which people are…. Learn more.
involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill somebody. violent crime/criminals. violent protests/attacks/incidents. Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. The crowd suddenly turned violent.
VIOLENCE definition: 1. actions or words that are intended to hurt people: 2. extreme force: 3. actions or words that…. Learn more.
1. adjective. If someone is violent, or if they do something which is violent, they use physical force or weapons to hurt, injure, or kill other people. A quarter of current inmates have committed violent crimes. ...violent anti-government demonstrations. When I first came here, I was very violent. Sometimes the men get violent.
: extremely powerful or forceful and capable of causing damage. violent storms. violent coughing. 2. : caused by physical force or violence : not natural. a violent death. 3. a. : emotionally agitated to the point of using harmful physical force. became violent after an insult.
Something that's violent involves physical force or emotional intensity. If you hate violent movies, it means that you don't want to watch scenes of people being hurt or killed. Physically violent behavior ends in someone getting hurt or something being destroyed or damaged.
involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill someone violent crime Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. He met with a violent death (= he was murdered, killed in a fight, etc.) Her husband was a violent man. The crowd suddenly turned violent.
Violent definition: acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force. See examples of VIOLENT used in a sentence.
adj. 1. marked or caused by great physical force or violence: a violent stab. 2. (of a person) tending to the use of violence, esp in order to injure or intimidate others. 3. marked by intensity of any kind: a violent clash of colours. 4. characterized by an undue use of force; severe; harsh.
Definition of violence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
