See Also: Violence(medicine)
violence(dictionary)
non-violence(dictionary)
violence(dictionary)
VIOLENCE(law)
domestic violence(medicine)
Domestic Violence(law)
Domestic Violence Or Abuse(law)

violence (oh)



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
::We condemn any act of violence .
::threats of physical violence
::refuges for women escaping from domestic violence
::Neither side wants to resort to violence .
::When marchers gathered on a third day of protest, violence erupted and buildings were burned.
extreme force
::the tremendous violence of a tornado
do violence to sth
formal to spoil something
literary an angry way of speaking or reacting
::She spoke with a violence that surprised them both.
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
act of violence
physical violence
domestic violence (=violence between a man and woman in their home)
racial/ethnic violence (=violence between different groups of people)
use/resort to violence (=behave violently)
violence erupts/explodes (=there is suddenly a lot of violence)