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Violent

//ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Involving extreme force or motion.

    "A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree."

  2. 2
    Involving physical conflict.

    "We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary."

  3. 3
    Likely to use physical force.

    "The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent."

  4. 4
    Intensely vivid.

    "The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors."

  5. 5
    Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.

    "These violent delights have violent ends."

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  1. 6
    Acute, extreme, sharp.

    "Palace made it 3-1 on 81 minutes, Nketiah nipping in to finish nicely, then doing a no-celebration pose in front of the away fans. Nketiah grew up a couple of miles from the Den. It felt, at the very least, like a neighbourly overture, and in violent contrast to the opening act at the other end."

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by violence or bloodshed wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid wordnet
  3. 3
    (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud wordnet
  4. 4
    effected by force or injury rather than natural causes wordnet
  5. 5
    acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An assailant. obsolete

    "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."

Verb
  1. 1
    To urge with violence. archaic, transitive

    "a great adversary , stepping in , so violented his Majesty to a trial"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

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.

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