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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•o•lence /ˈvaɪələns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- swift and intense force:the violence of the hurricane.
- rough physical force, action, or treatment intended to hurt or kill another:avoiding violence and urging peace.
- too much force or power, as of anger or fury:He spoke with violence.
- damage, as through changing or twisting meaning or fact:to do violence to a translation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•o•lence (vī′ə ləns),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Latin violentia; see violent, -ence
- Anglo-French, Old French
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged might, power, impact, fury.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: violence /ˈvaɪələns/ n - 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
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin violentia impetuosity, from violentus violent |