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Meaning of 'violent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Violent [ a.]
- Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.
- Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech.
- Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal.
2 . Violent [ n.]
- An assailant.
3 . Violent [ v. i.]
- To be violent; to act violently.
4 . Violent [ v. t.]
- To urge with violence.

Meaning of 'violent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . violent [ a]
Meaning (1):
- acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
Example in sentence:
  • a violent attack;
  • a violent person;
  • a violent rage;
  • felt a violent dislike;
  • violent feelings
2 . violent [ s]
Meaning (2):
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
Example in sentence:
  • a violent clash of colors;
  • a violent noise;
  • her dress was a violent red;
  • wild colors;
  • wild shouts
Meaning (3):
- effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
Example in sentence:
  • a violent death
Meaning (4):
- characterized by violence or bloodshed
Example in sentence:
  • convulsed with red rage;
  • fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing;
  • writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days
Meaning (5):
- marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
Example in sentence:
  • fierce loyalty;
  • in a tearing rage;
  • vehement dislike;
  • violent passions

Nearby Words:

viol viola violable violaceous violaniline violantin violaquercitrin violascent violate violates

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