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How to pronounce violence in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, wildness
Type of intensiveness, intensity
Has types savagery, savageness
Derivation violent


the storm's violence.
Type Words
Synonyms force
Type of hostility, aggression
Has types riot, domestic violence, public violence, road rage
Derivation violent


he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one.
Type Words
Type of sturm und drang, turbulence, upheaval
Has types rage
Derivation violent

Examples of violence

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All proceeds go to support the elimination of child abuse and domestic violence.
From the dailyherald.com
Since agreeing to join the government, Sadr has publicly renounced its violence.
From the washingtontimes.com
Recently, there has been an escalation of violence along the Gaza-Israel border.
From the sacbee.com
Kung fu and boxing violence, with the usual cracking, crunching and splattering.
From the movies.nytimes.com
It was as if we really were getting along in the wake of the violence in Tucson.
From the denverpost.com
We condemn this kind of violence anywhere, but especially in a place of worship.
From the kansas.com
It's not fair to blame Beck for violence committed by people who watch his show.
From the washingtonpost.com
The country's problems are compounded by endemic corruption and ethnic violence.
From the post-gazette.com
There are broader societal changes needed to improve the prevention of violence.
From the us.cnn.com
More examples
  • An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
  • Ferocity: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"
  • A turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
  • (violent) fierce: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
  • (violent) crimson: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode
  • (violently) in a violent manner; "they attacked violently"
  • Violence is the expression of physical or verbal force against self or other, compelling action against one's will on pain of being hurt. Worldwide, violence is used as a tool of manipulation and also is an area of concern for law and culture which take attempts to suppress and stop it. ...
  • Violence is the third album by the Washington-based alternative metal music group Nothingface. The album was released on September 5, 2000, via TVT Records.
  • Violence: The Roleplaying Game of Egregious and Repulsive Bloodshed is a short, 32-page roleplaying game written by Greg Costikyan under the pseudonym "Designer X" and published by Hogshead Publishing in 1999 as part of its New Style line of games. ...