violence

Plural

violences

1. 1.Extreme force.

   • The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.

2. 2.Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.

   • We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.
   • There is nothing unique or magical about the Middle East; it shares xenophobias and violences with all the rest of the world!

3. 3.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.

4. 4.A perceived injustice, especially in the context of social justice.

   • The translation does violence to the original novel.

Overall

Common· #1156

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Uncommon

General reading & writing

Common

Academic

Uncommon

Literature

Rare

Synonyms

• force