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violent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fierce, tearing, trigger-happy, vehement |
violent passions.
violent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | wild |
a violent clash of colors.
her dress was a violent red.
a violent noise.
violent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | violence |
a violent attack.
a violent person.
violent feelings.
a violent rage.
felt a violent dislike.
violent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | violence |
a violent death.
Examples of violent
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It is often seen in veterans returning from war or in victims of violent crimes.
From the bostonherald.com
The president, I hope, will say that violent words have no place in our society.
From the abcnews.go.com
It was symbolic of the violent turn Bahrain's once peaceful protests have taken.
From the time.com
The attack the Republicans have made is violent and a violation of human rights.
From the time.com
Protests continue to turn violent, however the death and injury toll is unclear.
From the edition.cnn.com
Is there a risk that a nuclear energy plant could be hijacked for violent means?
From the newsweek.com
In 2008, police say, there were 33 violent crimes per 1,000 people in that area.
From the charlotteobserver.com
In Lakewood and statewide, violent crime increased but property crime decreased.
From the thenewstribune.com
Ever since the protests in Libya and Egypt, the country has gotten more violent.
From the economist.com
- Acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"
- Effected by force or injury rather than natural causes; "a violent death"
- Fierce: marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
- 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
- (violence) 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"
- (violence) ferocity: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"
- "Violent" is New Zealand band Stellar*'s fourth single, and their third single from their debut album Mix. This song won the "Single of the Year" award at the 2000 New Zealand "Tui" Music Awards. ...
- 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 (album)) 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.
