exertion of physical force so as to injure or abuse, esp unnecessary or unlawful force
An unjust law is itself a species of violence — Mohandas K Gandhi
an instance of violent treatment or procedure
intense or turbulent action or force
They tried to shelter from the violence of the storm
vehement feeling or expression, or an instance of such feeling or expression; fervour or forcefulness
the quality of being abrupt or discordant
I don't like the violence of the contrast in the colours
do violence to something
to outrage or insult somebody's feelings, etc
His over-familiar behaviour did violence to her sensibilities
to distort or misinterpret the meaning of something
The editors have certainly done violence to the original text
[Middle English via French from Latin violentia, from violentus violent]