violencenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈvaɪə.ləns/us/ˈvaɪə.ləns/B2 actions or words that are intended to hurt people:
It seems that the attack was a gratuitous/random/mindless act of violence.
The recent outbreak/eruption of racial violence in the area is very troubling.
The report documents the staggering amount of domestic violence against women.
C2 extreme force:
We were all surprised at the violence of his anger/rage.
The storm turned out to be one of unexpected violence.
More examples
- A lot of viewers complained that there was too much gratuitous sex and violence in the film.
- How many people have died at the hands of terrorist organizations since the violence began?
- The programme makers reject the notion that seeing violence on television has a harmful effect on children.
- More police were sent to help contain the violence.
- This week's broadcast features a report on victims of domestic violence.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Violent or aggressive
- aggressive
- aggro
- all hell breaks loose idiom
- atrocious
- atrocity
- confrontation
- desperate
- flex your muscles idiom
- forced
- forcible
- frenzied
- gay-basher
- hostile
- running with blood idiom
- sabre-rattling
- savage
- savagely
- savagery
- steep
- steeped in blood idiom
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