violence
pronunciation
How to pronounce violence in British English:
UK [ˈvaɪələns]
How to pronounce violence in American English:
US [ˈvaɪələns]
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- Noun:
- an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
- the property of being wild or turbulent
- a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
Word Origin
- violence (n.)
- late 13c., "physical force used to inflict injury or damage," from Anglo-French and Old French violence (13c.), from Latin violentia "vehemence, impetuosity," from violentus "vehement, forcible," probably related to violare (see violation). Weakened sense of "improper treatment" is attested from 1590s.
Example
- 1. We strongly oppose violence and war .
- 2. The violence is underpinned by competition for natural resources .
- 3. The executions certainly added to his record of violence .
- 4. For violence go to war .
- 5. Violence often erupts in the contested waters there .