| NOUN | act | violence, force | an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) |
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| attribute | violence, ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, wildness | the property of being wild or turbulent | |
| state | violence | a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. |
| Sounds | vay'ahlahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists). | |
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| Example | "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one" | |
| Synonym | force | |
| Narrower | domestic violence | violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner |
| riot, public violence | A public act of violence by an unruly mob | |
| road rage | violence exhibited by drivers in traffic | |
| Broader | aggression, hostility | violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked |
| Spanish | fuerza, violencia | |
| Catalan | força, violència | |
| Adjectives | violent | effected by force or injury rather than natural causes |
| Meaning | The property of being wild or turbulent. | |
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| Example | "the storm's violence" | |
| Synonyms | ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, wildness | |
| Narrower | savageness, savagery | The property of being untamed and ferocious |
| Broader | intensity, intensiveness | high level or degree |
| Spanish | braveza, bravura, ferocidad, fiereza, fuerza, furia, vehemencia, violencia | |
| Catalan | bravesa, bravura, fúria, violència | |
| Adjectives | violent | acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity |
| Meaning | A turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.. | |
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| Narrower | rage | Violent state of the elements |
| Broader | turbulence, upheaval, Sturm und Drang | A state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally) |
| Spanish | violencia | |
| Catalan | violència | |
| Adjectives | violent | characterized by violence or bloodshed |
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