violence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin violēns /violentus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin violentiabor. Old French violencebor. Middle English violence English violence Inherited from Middle English violence, borrowed from Old French violence, borrowed from Latin violentia, from violēns /violentus (“violent”) + -ia. See violent. Displaced native Old English stræc.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Extreme force.
Some others get a rotten wheele, all worne and cast aside, Which covered round about with strawe, and tow, they closely hide: And caryed to some mountaines top, being all with fire light, They hurle it down with violence, when darke appeares the night
1570, Thomas Naogeorgus, translated by Barnabe Googe, The Popish Kingdome:The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.
Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence:[…]
1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia:A "passenger/goods" cock is provided in each cab, by which, when placed in the "goods" position, the normal proportional brake application is slowed down. This is for use when hauling an unbraked or partially braked train, and prevents the unbraked stock from running into the locomotive or braked portion of the train with violence.
1958 September 14, “Swindon's First Main-Line Diesel Locomotive”, in Railway Magazine, page 603:
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(countable, uncountable) Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence.
2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:There is nothing unique or magical about the Middle East; it shares xenophobias and violences with all the rest of the world!
2003, Diana Abu-Jaber, Arabian Jazz, page 329:We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.
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(countable, uncountable) Widespread fighting.
Violence between the government and the rebels continues.
But by the early 2000s, we were seeing fewer games like DOOM that dealt in the fantasia of ultraviolence and more games that tried to replicate the everyday violence of military encounters.
2021 October 29, Trevor Strunk, “How To Get Away With Making An Ultraviolent Video Game”, in Defector:
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(countable, figuratively, uncountable) A perceived injustice, especially in the context of social justice.
Racism, classism, sexism, ethnocentrism, and heterosexism are also wicked problems of structural violence […]
2017, Kevin J. O'Brien, The Violence of Climate Change:The translation does violence to the original novel.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| violences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonviolence (antonym(s) of “action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering”) · peace (antonym(s) of “action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering”)
Deriveds
police violence · counterviolence · ultraviolence · pornoviolence · do violence to · male-pattern violence · silence is violence · self-violence · antiviolence · powerviolence · hyperviolence · sexual violence · cyberviolence · narcoviolence · superviolence · male pattern violence · intimate partner violence · non-violence · violence-ridden · I choose violence · spiritual violence · choose violence · proviolence
Hypernyms
force (extreme force)
Relateds
violate · violation · reverse domestic violence · domestic violence · violent
Translations (274)
da vold (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · yi געוואַלד (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · la violentia (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · tl karahasan (extreme force) · bn হিংসা (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · fr violence (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ang stræc (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · fy geweld (extreme force) · ky зомбулук (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ar عَنْف (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ur تَشَدُّد (extreme force) · sh nèprāvda (injustice, wrong) · ur تَشَدُّد (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · el βία (extreme force) · fa-ira تَشَدُّد (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · mr हिंसा (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ta வன்முறை (extreme force) · be насі́льле (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · mi tūkeri (extreme force) · uz kuch (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · uk наси́лля (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · mk насилство (widespread fighting) · bg непра́вда (injustice, wrong) · ko 맹렬(猛烈)함 (extreme force) · ka ძალმომრეობა (widespread fighting) · ko 곡해 (injustice, wrong) · si ප්රචණ්ඩත්වය (injustice, wrong) · ga cumhacht (extreme force) · da vold (extreme force) · mn хүч (extreme force) · ja 暴力 (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · si ප්රචණ්ඩත්වය (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · tk zorluk (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · enm violence (extreme force) · sc violentza (extreme force) · ug زورلۇق (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · hi हिंसा (injustice, wrong) · ga neart (extreme force) · scn viulenza (extreme force) · cy trais (extreme force) · ca violència (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · el βία (widespread fighting) · id kekerasan (widespread fighting) · nan-hbl 暴力 (extreme force) · tk ýowuzlyk (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · cmn 傷害 /伤害 (injustice, wrong) · sa हिंसा (extreme force) · te హింస (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ru неи́стовство (extreme force) · ug شىددەت (extreme force) · ja 歪曲 (injustice, wrong) · gd ainneart (widespread fighting) · ug كۈچ (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · eo perforto (widespread fighting) · bo ལོག་གཡེམ་མམ་ཉེས་སྤྱོད (extreme force) · gd èiginn (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sco violence (extreme force) · km ហិង្សា (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ja 猛威 (extreme force) · ps خشونت (extreme force) · grc βία (extreme force) · bg сила (extreme force) · te హింస (extreme force) · ca violència (extreme force) · si ප්රචණ්ඩත්වය (widespread fighting) · uz zoʻrlik (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · pl gwałt (injustice, wrong) · gl violencia (extreme force) · de Gewalt (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ga foréigean (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · cs násilí (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · nb vold (widespread fighting) · fa-ira خُشونَت (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · orv насилиѥ (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · tg зӯроварӣ (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ro violență (extreme force) · it violenza (extreme force) · prs تَشَدُّد (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sv våld (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · mk насилство (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · pl gwałt (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · gd ainneart (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · prs خُشُونَت (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · fi rajuus (extreme force) · sc violèntza (extreme force) · fi väkivalta (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sh сило̀вито̄ст (extreme force) · kmr şidet (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · pt hostilidade (widespread fighting) · et vägivald (extreme force) · nl geweld (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · uz zoʻravonlik (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · oc violéncia (extreme force) · fy geweld (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · eu indarkeria (extreme force) · vi bạo lực (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · it violenza (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sl nasilje (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ko 격렬(激烈)함 (extreme force) · ja 曲解 (injustice, wrong) · tg ҷабр (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sa हिंसा (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ro violență (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sv våld (injustice, wrong) · nan-hbl 暴力 (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · be гвалт (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · cmn 暴力 (extreme force) · ka ძალადობა (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · mr हिंसा (widespread fighting) · eu indarkeria (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · lt smurtas (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sh кри̑вда (injustice, wrong) · ms keganasan (widespread fighting) · is ofsi (extreme force) · be лю́тасць (extreme force) · co viulinza (extreme force) · kn ಹಿಂಸೆ (extreme force) · hi हिंसा (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · th ความรุนแรง (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · uk наси́льство (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ps تشدد (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · enm violence (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ur ہِنْسا (extreme force) · co viulenza (extreme force) · sa त्विष् (extreme force) · pa ਹਿੰਸਾ (widespread fighting) · uk ґвалт (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · fa-ira خُشونَت (extreme force) · ar عُنْف (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · pa ਹਿੰਸਾ (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sco veeolence (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · cmn 暴力 (widespread fighting) · yue 暴力 (extreme force) · ga foréigean (widespread fighting) · ota شدت (extreme force) · ps خشونت (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sh násīlje (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · lv vardarbība (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sa रभस् (extreme force) · yue 暴力 (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · gd brùidealachd (extreme force) · ga dochar (injustice, wrong) · he אַלִּימוּת (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · oc violéncia (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · nn vald (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · km អំពើហិង្សា (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · bg наси́лие (widespread fighting) · kk зорлық (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · pt violência (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · rsk насилносц (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · uz shiddat (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · bn হিংস্রতা (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · mk не́правда (injustice, wrong) · sh krȋvda (injustice, wrong) · kk зомбылық (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sco veeolence (extreme force) · tl dahas (extreme force) · pl przemoc (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · hi हिंसा (extreme force) · is ofbeldi (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ru наси́лие (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ur ہِنْسا (widespread fighting) · be насі́лле (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · pt violência (extreme force) · de Gewalttätigkeiten (widespread fighting) · es violencia (extreme force) · tr şiddet (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sk násilie (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · mk насилство (extreme force) · si ප්රචණ්ඩත්වය (extreme force) · et vägivald (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · grc βία (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · tl karahasan (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · pa ਹਿੰਸਾ (extreme force) · pa ਹਿੰਸਾ (injustice, wrong) · kk зорлық-зомбылық (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · el βία (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ang þracu (extreme force) · sh на́сӣље (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sh násīlje (extreme force) · ml അക്രമം (extreme force) · ja 暴行 (widespread fighting) · is offors (extreme force) · yi געוואַלט (extreme force) · be сі́ла (extreme force) · tg ташаддуд (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · nb vold (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · el αδικία (injustice, wrong) · he אלימות (extreme force) · hi हिंसा (widespread fighting) · ka ძალმომრეობა (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · rsk насилство (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · oc violencia (extreme force) · ru си́ла (extreme force) · de Gewalttaten (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · af geweld (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sh násīlje (widespread fighting) · cy trais (widespread fighting) · sh нѐпра̄вда (injustice, wrong) · de Gewalt (extreme force) · fi vääryys (injustice, wrong) · or ହିଂସା (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · fi väkivaltaisuudet (widespread fighting) · uz shiddat (extreme force) · prs خُشُونَت (extreme force) · ka ძალდატანება (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ang stræc (widespread fighting) · km ការរំលោភ (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · eo perforto (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · tr sertlik (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sq dhunë (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sh silòvitōst (extreme force) · mi whakarekereke (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · pl gwałtowność (extreme force) · my အကြမ်းဖက်မှု (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · bg наси́лие (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · tg хушунат (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · hu erőszak (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ko 폭행 (widespread fighting) · la violentia (extreme force) · nn vald (extreme force) · ka ძალდატანება (extreme force) · th ความรุนแรง (extreme force) · ur ہِنْسا (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ur خُشُونَت (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ta வன்முறை (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sah күүһүлээһин (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · nl geweld (extreme force) · lld viulënza (extreme force) · sa हिंसा (widespread fighting) · ms keganasan (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · af geweld (extreme force) · bo ལོག་གཡེམ་མམ་ཉེས་སྤྱོད (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · fi voimakeinot (extreme force) · bg кри́вда (injustice, wrong) · nl geweld (widespread fighting) · fr violence (extreme force) · sh на́сӣље (extreme force) · cmn 暴力 (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · be лю́тасьць (extreme force) · pt injustiça (injustice, wrong) · sh žestìna (extreme force) · enm violence (injustice, wrong) · mn хүчирхийлэл (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · nn vald (widespread fighting) · ka ძალადობა (extreme force) · az şiddət (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · yi גוואַלד (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ar عُنْف (widespread fighting) · hu erőszak (extreme force) · sv våld (extreme force) · ko 폭력 (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · gd ainneart (extreme force) · mt vjolenza (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · az zorakılıq (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · id kekerasan (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sv våldsverkan (widespread fighting) · ug زوراۋانلىق (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · sh жестѝна (extreme force) · sh на́сӣље (widespread fighting) · hy բռնություն (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ru наси́лие (widespread fighting) · tg хушунат (extreme force) · tr şiddet (extreme force) · id kekerasan (extreme force) · ko 왜곡 (injustice, wrong) · lo ຄວາມຮຸນແຮງ (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ms keganasan (extreme force) · es violencia (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · ug شىددەت (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · cy ffyrnigrwydd (extreme force) · mi taitōkaitanga (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) · eu biolentzia (extreme force) · nb vold (extreme force)