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violent
- /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/
- /ˈvaɪ.lənt/
Rhymes with -aɪlənt
Where it comes from
From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). Displaced native Old English stræc. For the verb, compare French violenter.
adjective violenter · more violent · violentest · most violent
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Involving extreme force or motion.
A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
Similar: impetuous
- Involving physical conflict. We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary.
- Likely to use physical force. The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.
- Intensely vivid. The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
- Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural. These violent delights have violent ends.
- Acute, extreme, sharp. a violent headache
Opposite: peaceful
verb violents · violenting · violented
- To urge with violence. a great adversary , stepping in , so violented his Majesty to a trial
noun violents
- An assailant. Did the Covetous extortioner observe that he is involv'd in the same sentence, [and] remember that such Violents shall take not heaven, but hell, by force.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intense, fierce, ferocious, rampageous, raging, knockdown-dragout, ruffianly, furious, vehement, tough, savage, lurid, wild, tearing, terrorist, hot
adjective
Opposite: peaceful
Translations
Every language
adj involving extreme force or motion
| Español | violento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 激しい hageshii |
| 中文 | 暴力 bàolì, 強烈 /强烈 qiángliè |
| हिन्दी | हिंसक hinsak, क्रूर krūr, उग्र ugra |
| Português | violento |
| Français | violent |
| Deutsch | heftig, gewaltig, brutal, gewalttätig |
| Italiano | violento |
| Ελληνικά | βίαιος víaios |
| Română | violent |
| Русский | неи́стовый neístovyj |
| עברית | אלים alím |
adj involving physical conflict
| Español | violento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 暴力的 bōryokuteki |
| हिन्दी | हिंसक hinsak |
| Português | violento |
| Français | violent |
| Ελληνικά | βίαιος víaios |
| Română | violent |
| Русский | наси́льственный nasílʹstvennyj |
| العربية | عَنِيف ʕanīf |
| עברית | אלים alím |
Talk about this word "violent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/violent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. violent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/violent "violent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/violent.Cite this
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title = {violent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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