violence

  • 21VIOLENCE — n. f. Impétuosité, force non contenue. La violence des vents, de la tempête. La violence du mal, de la douleur. La violence de son humeur, de son caractère. La violence des passions. La violence de ses paroles, de son discours. Vous savez quelle… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 22violence — n. devastating force 1) to resort to, use violence 2) excessive violence 3) an act of violence 4) violence against distortion harm 5) to do violence to (the decision does violence to our whole judicial tradition) rioting 6) communal; continuing;… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 23violence — vi|o|lence [ vaıələns ] noun uncount *** 1. ) violent behavior: He had endured years of intimidation and violence. an act of senseless violence violence against: a seminar on pornography and violence against women domestic violence (=between… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24violence */*/*/ — UK [ˈvaɪələns] / US noun [uncountable] 1) violent behaviour He had endured years of intimidation and violence. an act of senseless violence violence against: a seminar on pornography and violence against women an outbreak of violence (= an… …

    English dictionary

  • 25violence — 01. There is a great deal of evidence which suggests that [violence] on television can make children more aggressive. 02. The government is taking steps to reduce [violent] behavior in our schools. 03. Jackie was [violently] ill after eating a… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 26violence — noun (U) 1 behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physically: There is too much sex and violence shown on television. | sporadic outbreaks of violence | robbery with violence | domestic violence (=violence between family members) | act… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27VIOLENCE — s. f. Qualité de ce qui est violent. La violence des vents, de la tempête, du mal, de la douleur, d un rem de, etc. La violence de son humeur, de son caractère. La violence des passions. La violence de ses paroles, de son discours. VIOLENCE,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 28violence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Characterized by physical force Nouns 1. violence, vehemence, intensity, impetuosity; boisterousness; turbulence, riot, row, rumpus, devil to pay, the fat in the fire; turmoil, disorder; agitation; storm …

    English dictionary for students

  • 29violence — [[t]va͟ɪ͟ələns[/t]] ♦♦ 1) N UNCOUNT Violence is behaviour which is intended to hurt, injure, or kill people. Twenty people were killed in the violence... They threaten them with violence. ...domestic violence between husband and wife. Syn:… …

    English dictionary

  • 30Violence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Violence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 violence violence inclemency vehemence might impetuosity Sgm: N 1 boisterousness boisterousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 effervescence effervescence ebullition Sgm …

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