English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-violence.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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1. Extreme force.

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

1. Action intended to cause destruction, pain, or suffering.

#: We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.

1. Widespread fighting.

#: Violence between the government and the rebels continues.

Related terms
violent

Derived terms
domestic violence
reverse domestic violence

Translations

Afrikaans: geweld
Bulgarian: �ила f
Catalan: violència f
Chinese: ��
Czech: násilí n
Dutch: geweld n
Estonian: vägivald (2)
Finnish: väkivalta (2)
French: violence f
German: Gewalt f (1), Gewalttaten f|p (2), Gewalttätigkeiten f|p (3)
Greek: ��οδ���η�α [sfo�.�ðro�.ti.�ta] f, βιαι��η�α [vi.e�.�o�.ti.�ta] f, ο�μη�ικ��η�α [o�r.mi.ti.�ko�.ti.�ta] f (1), βία [�vi.�a] f (2), �α�α�ο�ά [pa.�ra.fo�.�ra] f, βιαιο��αγία [vi.e�.o�.pra.��i.�a] f (3)
Icelandic: ofbeldi
Interlingua: violentia
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Japanese: �� (�����)
Korean: �력
Norwegian: vold
Polish: przemoc f
Portuguese: violência f
Slovene: nasilje n
Spanish: violencia f
Tagalog: bayolente
Swedish: våld
Telugu: హి�స (himsa)
Turkish: siddet

Synonyms
force

Category:Negative words

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