violence
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violence
- /ˈvaɪ(ə)lən(t)s/
- /ˈvaɪ.(ə)ˌlɛns/ obsolete, poetic
Rhymes with -aɪələns, -aɪləns
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English violence, borrowed from Old French violence, a learned borrowing from Latin violentia, from violēns /violentus (“violent”) + -ia. See violent. Displaced native Old English stræc.
noun violences
- Extreme force. The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.
- Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering. We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.
- Widespread fighting. Violence between the government and the rebels continues.
- A perceived injustice, especially in the context of social justice. The translation does violence to the original novel.
Opposite: peace, nonviolence
verb violences · violencing · violenced
- To subject to violence. The key general point is that the idea of the agendered, asexual, aviolenced worker is a fiction; workers and organizational members do not exist in social abstraction; they are gendered, sexualed and violenced, partly by their position ...
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ferocity, fierceness, vehemence, furiousness, fury, wildness, force, violent, violently, riot, rioting, unrest, assault, abused, mayhem, harm
noun
Opposite: peace, nonviolence
Translations
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noun extreme force
| Español | violencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 격렬(激烈)함 gyeongnyeolham, 맹렬(猛烈)함 maengnyeolham |
| 日本語 | 猛威 mōi |
| 中文 | 暴力 bàolì |
| हिन्दी | हिंसा hinsā |
| Português | violência |
| Français | violence |
| Deutsch | Gewalt |
| Italiano | violenza |
| Ελληνικά | βία vía |
| Română | violență |
| Русский | си́ла síla, неи́стовство neístovstvo |
| עברית | אלימות alimút |
noun action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering
| Español | violencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폭력 pongnyeok |
| 日本語 | 暴力 bōryoku |
| 中文 | 暴力 bàolì |
| हिन्दी | हिंसा hinsā |
| Português | violência |
| Français | violence |
| Deutsch | Gewalt, Gewalttaten |
| Italiano | violenza |
| Ελληνικά | βία vía |
| Română | violență |
| Русский | наси́лие nasílije |
| Tiếng Việt | bạo lực |
| العربية | عُنْف ʕunf, عَنْف ʕanf |
| עברית | אַלִּימוּת alimút |
noun widespread fighting
| 한국어 | 폭행 pokhaeng |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 暴行 bōkō |
| 中文 | 暴力 bàolì |
| हिन्दी | हिंसा hinsā |
| Português | hostilidade |
| Deutsch | Gewalttätigkeiten |
| Ελληνικά | βία vía |
| Русский | наси́лие nasílije |
| العربية | عُنْف ʕunf |
Talk about this word "violence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/violence. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. violence. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/violence "violence." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/violence.Cite this
@misc{violence_2026,
title = {violence},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/violence},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
