violencevi‧o‧lence /ˈvaɪələns/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [uncountable] 
There is too much sex and violence on TV these days.violence against violence against women2extreme force: the tremendous violence of a tornado3do violence to something formal to spoil something4 literary an angry way of speaking or reacting: She spoke with a violence that surprised them both.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesphysical violence· They were threatened with physical violence.domestic violence (=violence between a couple in their home)· Police said she was a victim of domestic violence.racial/ethnic violence (=between people of different racial/ethnic groups)· There were outbreaks of racial violence in some cities.terrorist violence· The nation has suffered terrorist violence for many years.gratuitous violence (=violence that there is no reason for)· These films are full of gratuitous violence.mindless violence (=stupid and without any purpose)· Many have been victims of mindless violence.escalating/growing violence (=violence that is becoming worse)· There have been reports of escalating violence in the region.verbsresort to/use violence· They were willing to resort to violence to achieve their ends.incite/provoke violence (=do or say something that makes people become violent)· The opposition leader was accused of inciting violence against the president.quell violence (=stop violent behaviour)· The National Guard was brought in to quell the violence.violence erupts/breaks out/flares (=suddenly starts)· Violence erupted during the demonstration.the violence escalates (=becomes worse)· The violence escalated as youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.phrasesan act of violence· Police warned that acts of violence would not be tolerated.an outbreak of violence· There was a fresh outbreak of violence on March 24.the use of violence· A police spokesman said that the use of violence, while regrettable, was necessary.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- "Leave me alone," she hissed with sudden violence.
- complaints about sex and violence on TV
- In some parts of the city, teachers have to deal with violence in the classroom.
- Police said violence in the city was continuing into the night.
- The statistics show that male violence against women is widespread.
- A second possibility is that the use of violence itself amounts to threatening behaviour.
- But there was also an exhilaration in the atmosphere of conspiracy and violence which characterised the last years of his childhood.
- It was a march against racist policing and racist violence.
- Such federally-funded research into gun violence could be ended by a bill the House is expected to consider this week.
- The courts served as a safety-valve, acting as an alternative to violence when emotions ran high.
Longman Language Activatorviolent behaviour
fighting, killing, and other violent behaviour: · In some parts of the city, teachers have to deal with violence in the classroom.· complaints about sex and violence on TVviolence against: · The statistics show that male violence against women is widespread.
angry feelings or behaviour that often results in fighting: · In a prison, drugs sometimes have to be used to control aggression. aggression in: · Some people think that aggression in children may be caused by the food they eat.aggression towards/toward: · Low-ranking male chimpanzees eat with the dominant females, who show no aggresssion towards them.
deliberately cruel and violent behaviour that shows no pity for the person who is injured or killed: · Civil rights activists were appalled by the brutality of the police.mindless brutality (=used to emphasize that there is no good reason for a violent action): · The killings were an act of mindless brutality.
extreme and uncontrolled violence in which people are attacked and killed: · Thompson condemned the murder as 'an appalling attack of savagery'.· The book tells of the boys' rapid descent into savagery, and the use of torture and terror.
extreme violence in fighting or in attacking someone: · Further attacks escalated rapidly in extent and ferocity.the ferocity of something: · The knife had snapped in two from the ferocity of the attack.· The ferocity of the piranha fish has made it famous.
violent action, used in order to make someone do something: · We want to end the demonstration without force.use force: · The police do not use force when arresting people unless it's absolutely necessary.by force (=using force): · Her husband tried to get the children back by force.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives children’s books which include gratuitous violence terrorists responsible for indiscriminate killing Police used live ammunition to quell the disturbances. Officials fear that extremists may resort to violence.
· They were threatened with physical violence.
(=violence between a couple in their home)· Police said she was a victim of domestic violence.
(=between people of different racial/ethnic groups)· There were outbreaks of racial violence in some cities.
· The nation has suffered terrorist violence for many years.
(=violence that there is no reason for)· These films are full of gratuitous violence.
(=stupid and without any purpose)· Many have been victims of mindless violence.
(=violence that is becoming worse)· There have been reports of escalating violence in the region.
verbs· They were willing to resort to violence to achieve their ends.
(=do or say something that makes people become violent)· The opposition leader was accused of inciting violence against the president.
(=stop violent behaviour)· The National Guard was brought in to quell the violence.
(=suddenly starts)· Violence erupted during the demonstration.
(=becomes worse)· The violence escalated as youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.
phrases· Police warned that acts of violence would not be tolerated.
· There was a fresh outbreak of violence on March 24.
· A police spokesman said that the use of violence, while regrettable, was necessary.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Incidents of sexual harassment and acts of violence against women were on the increase.
· Anyone committing an act of terrorism will be severely punished.
(=in a family, especially by a husband towards his wife)· The organization supports women who are victims of domestic violence.
(=fighting or trouble between different ethnic groups)· Hundreds were killed and injured in the country’s worst outbreak of ethnic violence.
· The army had to cope with the explosion of violence that followed the elections.
(=between fans at football games)· The government is considering measures to combat football violence.
· Residents say that gang violence is common.
children’s books which include gratuitous violence terrorists responsible for indiscriminate killing· He had suffered physical abuse at the hands of his parents.
· It was a small incident but it provoked weeks of violence.
Police used live ammunition to quell the disturbances.· We can't rest until there is no more racial violence.
· The family were caught up in the random violence that haunts a neighbourhood ruled by gangs.
Officials fear that extremists may resort to violence.· What has prompted the latest round of violence?
· There is no indication that the violence is likely to spread.
(=when people are attacked in the street)· Young men are most likely to be victims of street crime.
· Al-Qaeda began waging a campaign of terrorist violence against the West.
· The incident triggered a wave of violence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Stop the suffering ... two million pounds to help victims of domestic violence.· The offer included a $ 250 fine, community service and domestic violence counseling.· Violence victims face homelessness Social workers need more training in housing legislation to protect victims of domestic violence being made homeless.· The league also has concerns about domestic violence. according to Tagliabue.· Infact, Phillips says, most adults desire marriage and don't experience domestic violence.· There is definitely a link between domestic violence and child abuse.· We have helped raise millions of dollars for education and awareness to all sort of issues, including domestic violence.· Social scientists who study domestic violence and daily witness such evil do not seriously consider evil as a factor in family violence.
· The rioting came two weeks after Britain's worst ethnic violence in 15 years, across the Pennines in Oldham last month.· Why then the recent ethnic violence?· Differences of interpretation emerged within days of the signing of the Sarajevo agreement as ethnic violence continued to escalate.· Inter-ethnic violence has flared sporadically since independence.· More than 4,000 people have died there in the past four years in a catalogue of political, ethnic and sectarian violence.· The decision came as ethnic and religious violence in the southeast spread.· The rise of ethnic violence throughout the Eastern bloc is unfortunately the other side of the coin to self-determination.
· Some performance art does contain gratuitous violence.· Football, with its litany of gratuitous violence, is the culprit.· There were many stories afterwards of what appeared to be gratuitous police violence.· Within a short period of time, gratuitous violence has become commonplace.· That marks the public's revulsion at acts of gratuitous violence against innocent victims.· Largely the element of gratuitous violence is also missing.· He was well-known for his unsolicited and gratuitous violence.· Student demonstrations developed an ugly edge of gratuitous violence.
· None the less to equate female and male violence is misleading.· The popular notion that words do not hurt you is by no means endorsed among women survivors of male violence.· The causes of male violence intersect in complex ways with inequalities of class, ethnicity, race, and age.· Female nurturing is presented as the solution to male violence - as though women haven't been doing that for centuries.· The divine has long been made an intimate participant in male experiences of violence, in war and in political martyrdom.· Other essays examine subjects such as white supremacy, Black homophobia feminist politicization and male violence.· Summary 1 Official statistics understate the amount of male violence against women both in public places and in the home.
· Victims who suffered physical violence were also threatened in 43.4 percent. of cases.· Yelling and calling each other names can quickiy become physical violence.· Some women are afraid of physical violence or abuse from their partners, if they try to make changes in their relationship.· Some even met physical violence from anti-Methodistsyet they endured.· These men are accustomed to physical violence and intimidation.· And a growing number of right-wing groups had decided to shore up their opposition with physical violence.· Their mythology has no instances of human physical violence.· More often than threats or acts of physical violence, careers are jeopardized or destroyed.
· At least 36 people died in black political violence around the country.· Throughout 1983, political violence continued erupting in south Florida.· Vendettas and clan warfare are part of the culture in Corsica, where political and criminal violence often interact.· While there is political violence, it has not descended to political assassination.· Hojatolislam Hosseinian and a group of conservatives around him have been demonised by reformers for an alleged connection to political violence.· With Aristide prevented by the constitution from standing again in 1996, the country was swamped by criminal and political violence.· Despite the reports of political violence and killing, there has been plenty of genuine electioneering.· The second is internal war, which comprises armed attacks, deaths from political violence, and political assassinations.
· But now there is a new kind of racial violence in schools - girls attacking girls.· The fear of racial violence was provoked by Conservative politician Enoch Powell.· A police spokeswoman said the outbreak was not connected to racial violence in nearby Oldham last month.· The year of the Hodges decision, 1906, was punctuated with racial violence.· The question of sexuality further complicates racialized encounters, such as racial harassment and violence.· Black people have always known racial violence to be a criminal offence and Black people always reported incidents to the police.· The federal army in the South, in keeping with the 1877 Compromise, largely ignored instances of racial violence.
· The ferry was packed with refugees fleeing sectarian violence in the Moluccas.· Military governance has not ended sectarian violence or brought a return of foreign investment.· Tyrone on Aug. 5 and in Lisburn on Aug. 24, were also believed to be victims of the sectarian violence.· The sectarian violence of Northern Ireland is a different matter altogether.· Southern states, usually less prone to sectarian violence, were also hit, with many deaths reported from Karnataka and Kerala.· More than 4,000 people have died there in the past four years in a catalogue of political, ethnic and sectarian violence.· And sectarian politics will continue to breed sectarian violence.
VERB· The accord, which sought to end political violence, was agreed by 31 parties, including religious and business groups.· Those highly visible operations, which featured heavily armed government forces using aggressive pressure tactics, ended in deadly violence.· Military governance has not ended sectarian violence or brought a return of foreign investment.· But there were times when an ended affair produced violence in her.· More than 150 officers battled to end the violence at a remand centre in Reading, Berks.
· A march against globalisation erupted into violence in Barcelona.· San Francisco uses Community Boards, with voluntary mediators, to resolve the kinds of everyday conflicts that often erupt into violence.· Some of these areas were constantly erupting into violence, and on one occasion in El Salvador, a brother was kidnapped.
· Thus, with certain limited exceptions, rape remains essentially a crime involving violence or the threat of it.· This is the second time Canseco was involved in domestic violence.· A number of generals directly involved in the May violence in Bangkok were shifted to inactive posts.· Only groups involved in violence in Northern Ireland have been prohibited.· Since only a small minority was involved in violence, why give so much attention to the riot?· In a 1974 study of eighty families, sociologist Richard Gelles found more nonreligious than religious homes involved in expressions of violence.· One thing I hate now is seeing telly programmes involving violence or mental pain.· A full 43 % of these crimes involved some form of violence.
· But for every Lendu-led massacre there is a tale of Hema-led violence to match.· They may even lead to violence and to death.· Addiction led to theft and violence.· When it is corrupted, people lose faith in what they hear, and that leads to violence.· Picketing led to violence and one company dismissed the union workers on strike.· Many disputes that could lead to violence are peacefully resolved in our courts.· Confronting him and getting her money back leads to violence and tragedy.· The agenda becomes one of identifying the cues, prompts, or button-pushing events that lead to violence.
· It is true that poverty sometimes provokes bitterness and violence, but the poor do not start wars.· Such policies either ameliorate the worst conditions that might provoke violence or provide certain classes with advantages over classes below them.
· How can we deal with bullying without resorting to violence ourselves?· Socrates finds satisfying, gut-wrenching answers to these and other universal questions without resorting to violence or to 911.· There was evidence that passers-by were annoyed, and were on the verge of resorting to violence when the police intervened.· Officials fear extremists on both sides may resort to violence to try to derail the redeployment.
· Police have not tried to stop the violence.· The assumption is that if the woman had changed her behavior, the batterer would have stopped his violence.· But I can't say stop the violence, because there's always going to be violence.· Their goal: To stop the violence contamination at the source.· A motion from the Selly Oak constituency says reform is needed to curb health risks and to stop growing violence.· But it did not stop the township violence - 36 blacks were killed just hours before.
· No one should be subjected to verbal harassment, just as no one should be threatened with physical violence.· In general, elite settlements stem from long periods of conflict and crises that threaten to rekindle widespread violence.· Unlawful violence A person who threatens lawful violence can not be convicted under this section.· Several vessels have already travelled to the area to help people threatened by the violence.· Once Jonadab had threatened physical violence, the son realised that he was more than a match for his ageing parent.
· The government has repeatedly used violence to suppress opposition demands that President Mobutu Sese Seko's powers be curtailed.· People have become used to employing violence as a means of resolving conflict or asserting power over others.· None has used or advocated violence.· That is, only the state has the right to use violence to enforce the laws and decisions of the society.· To use violence against them was an offence of extreme gravity.· Those groups, in turn, used violence and state power to protect their position.· They then used violence to force her supporters out of party headquarters.· Others say Gwinn has used domestic violence to advance his career.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Excluding one-third of the population does violence to the principles of democracy.
- Exclusion of one third of the electorate does violence to all that we pretend by our adherence to democracy.
- Church leaders hold crisis talks on wave of sectarian murders - see page 6.
- Military governance has not ended sectarian violence or brought a return of foreign investment.
- Nevertheless, the moves towards positive change are being frustrated both by threats from right-wing activists, and by sectarian conflicts.
- Southern states, usually less prone to sectarian violence, were also hit, with many deaths reported from Karnataka and Kerala.
- The sectarian violence of Northern Ireland is a different matter altogether.
- The ferry was packed with refugees fleeing sectarian violence in the Moluccas.
- They may reduce the risk of attack, but they can not prevent random sectarian murders.
- Tyrone on Aug. 5 and in Lisburn on Aug. 24, were also believed to be victims of the sectarian violence.
WORD FAMILYnounviolence ≠ non-violenceviolatorviolationadjectiveviolent ≠ non-violentverbviolateadverbviolently
1behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically: There is too much sex and violence on TV these days.violence against violence against women2extreme force: the tremendous violence of a tornado3do violence to something formal to spoil something4 literary an angry way of speaking or reacting: She spoke with a violence that surprised them both.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesphysical violence· They were threatened with physical violence.domestic violence (=violence between a couple in their home)· Police said she was a victim of domestic violence.racial/ethnic violence (=between people of different racial/ethnic groups)· There were outbreaks of racial violence in some cities.terrorist violence· The nation has suffered terrorist violence for many years.gratuitous violence (=violence that there is no reason for)· These films are full of gratuitous violence.mindless violence (=stupid and without any purpose)· Many have been victims of mindless violence.escalating/growing violence (=violence that is becoming worse)· There have been reports of escalating violence in the region.verbsresort to/use violence· They were willing to resort to violence to achieve their ends.incite/provoke violence (=do or say something that makes people become violent)· The opposition leader was accused of inciting violence against the president.quell violence (=stop violent behaviour)· The National Guard was brought in to quell the violence.violence erupts/breaks out/flares (=suddenly starts)· Violence erupted during the demonstration.the violence escalates (=becomes worse)· The violence escalated as youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.phrasesan act of violence· Police warned that acts of violence would not be tolerated.an outbreak of violence· There was a fresh outbreak of violence on March 24.the use of violence· A police spokesman said that the use of violence, while regrettable, was necessary.