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violent

adjective

Simple meaning

Involving physical conflict.

Pronunciation

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ˈvaɪələnt

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Involving physical conflict.

  2. Involving extreme force or motion.

  3. Likely to use physical force.

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

  5. Acute, extreme, sharp.

  6. Intensely vivid.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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  • “The movie contained some violent scenes, so it was rated for adults.”

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Acting

violent behaviorviolent acts

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violent crimeviolent deathviolent stormless violentviolent actionviolent means

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Word family

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  • violentlyadverbDerived adverb

    In a violent manner.

Compound terms

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  • violent deathnounCompound term

    An event that causes someone to die.

  • violent disordernounCompound term

    Violently angry and destructive behavior.

  • violent stormnounCompound term

    A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning.

  • violent streamnounCompound term

    A violently fast stream of water (or other liquid).

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Antonyms

Sense: involving physical conflict

nonviolent

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