violence
[noun]
Synonyms:
- force, bloodshed, brutality, cruelty, ferocity, fighting, savagery, terrorism
- intensity, abandon, fervour, force, severity, vehemence

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Antonyms: nonviolence
Contrasted words: passiveness, passivity, peace, peacefulness
Related Words: frenzy, fury, savagery, assault, attack, clash, foul play, onslaught, rampage, struggle, tumult, uproar

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

vi‧o‧lence S2 W2 /ˈvaɪələns/ noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: violence ≠ non-violence, violator, violation; verb: violate; adverb: violently; adjective: violent ≠ non-violent]

1. behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically:
There is too much sex and violence on TV these days.
violence against
violence against women

2. extreme force:
the tremendous violence of a tornado

3. do violence to something formal to spoil something

4. literary an angry way of speaking or reacting:
She spoke with a violence that surprised them both.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

violence
noun
I. behaviour that hurts other people physically
ADJ. considerable, great, excessive, extreme, large-scale, serious | fresh There are fears of fresh violence if the strike continues.
continuing, escalating, growing | gratuitous, unnecessary Letters poured in complaining about the gratuitous violence on the show.
mindless, random, uncontrolled | brutal | criminal, unlawful | endemic, institutionalized, widespread attempts to rescue the country from endemic violence
sporadic In spite of sporadic violence, polling was largely orderly.
domestic, physical, sexual | drug-related, election-related, etc. | communal, ethnic, inter-communal, inter-ethnic, racial, sectarian | political, revolutionary, terrorist | left-wing, right-wing
QUANT. level
VERB + VIOLENCE commit, engage in, inflict, perpetrate, resort to, turn to, use people who inflict violence on animals violence perpetrated by the army The peasants believed their only choice was to resort to violence. Under no circumstances should police use violence against protesters.
suffer She had suffered years of violence and abuse.
encourage, incite, provoke | denounce, deplore, hate, reject | breed Hatred breeds violence.
spill over into The enthusiasm of the protest spilled over into violence.
contain UN peacekeepers are struggling to contain the escalating violence.
end, quell Troops were called in to quell the violence.
be capable of We are all capable of violence in certain circumstances.
VIOLENCE + VERB break out, erupt, flare, occur Violence erupted outside the prison last night.
mar sth The demonstration was marred by violence.
escalate, intensify, worsen Observers have warned that the violence could escalate into full-scale armed conflict.
spread
PREP. ~ against violence against police officers
~ among violence among football supporters
~ between violence between rival ethnic groups
~ towards violence towards ethnic minorities
~ within violence within the family
PHRASES an act of violence Any act of violence against another player must be punished.
an end to violence The former leader of the terrorist group has called for an end to the violence.
an eruption/outbreak of violence The police are bracing themselves for an outbreak of violence.
fear of violence, a life of violence It was a predictable death for a man who had lived a life of violence.
men of violence the men of violence who start wars
an outburst of violence He had a short temper and was prone to outbursts of violence.
a threat of violence, an upsurge in violence, a victim of violence a refuge for victims of domestic violence
violence begets/breeds violence We have to make people realize that violence only begets more violence.
a wave of violence

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

violence
II. physical/emotional force
ADJ. suppressed
PREP. with (a) ~ He kissed her with suppressed violence.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

violence

physical violence
They were threatened with physical violence.
domestic violence (=violence between a couple in their home)
Police said she was a victim of domestic violence.
racial/ethnic violence (=between people of different racial/ethnic groups)
There were outbreaks of racial violence in some cities.
terrorist violence
The nation has suffered terrorist violence for many years.
gratuitous violence (=violence that there is no reason for)
These films are full of gratuitous violence.
mindless violence (=stupid and without any purpose)
Many have been victims of mindless violence.
escalating/growing violence (=violence that is becoming worse)
There have been reports of escalating violence in the region.
resort to/use violence
They were willing to resort to violence to achieve their ends.
incite/provoke violence (=do or say something that makes people become violent)
The opposition leader was accused of inciting violence against the president.
quell violence (=stop violent behaviour)
The National Guard was brought in to quell the violence.
violence erupts/breaks out/flares (=suddenly starts)
Violence erupted during the demonstration.
the violence escalates (=becomes worse)
The violence escalated as youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.
an act of violence
Police warned that acts of violence would not be tolerated.
an outbreak of violence
There was a fresh outbreak of violence on March 24.
the use of violence
A police spokesman said that the use of violence, while regrettable, was necessary.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

violence
noun
BAD: Some of these films are full of the violence.
GOOD: Some of these films are full of violence.

Usage Note:
See note at THE 4 (the)

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