vehement

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vehement

/ˈviː.ə.mənt/ UK
/ˈvɪə̯.mənt/ UK
/ˈviː.hə.mənt/ UK
/ˈviː.hə.mənt/ US
/ˈviː.ə.mənt/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French vehement (modern French véhément; compare Italian veemente, Portuguese veemente, Spanish vehemente); or from Latin vehemēns (“vehement; very eager; ardent, furious, impetuous; emphatic”), probably from vē- (“lacking, too little”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”).

adjective more vehement · most vehement

Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense. The man made a vehement display of contempt.
Similar: full-throated, swith

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adj showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense

Español	vehemente
日本語	激しい hageshii, 激烈 gekiretsu, 猛烈 mōretsu
中文	激越 jīyuè, 激切 jīqiè, 激烈 jīliè
Português	veemente
Français	véhément
Deutsch	vehement, heftig
Ελληνικά	σφοδρός sfodrós
Русский	рья́ный rʹjányj, неи́стовый neístovyj

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@misc{vehement_2026,
  title = {vehement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vehement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}