Nonviolent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence

achieved without bloodshed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnvˈaɪələnt/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnvˈaɪələnt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnvˈaɪələnt/

3 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnvˈaɪələnt/.

Examples

an unbloody transfer of power

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unbloody

Antonyms

violent

Parts of Speech

adjective	abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
adjective	achieved without bloodshed “an unbloody transfer of power”

Word Forms

nonviolence

noun

peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gewaltlos

sich (grundsätzlich) der Anwendung von Gewalt zu enthalten

🇫🇷French

non-violent

s'abstenir (par principe) de recourir à la violence

🇪🇸Spanish

no violento

abstenerse (por principio) del uso de la violencia

🇮🇹Italian

nonviolento

astenersi (per principio) dall’uso della violenza

🇳🇱Dutch

geweldloos

zich (uit principe) onthouden van het gebruik van geweld

🇵🇹Portuguese

não violento

abster-se (por princípio) do uso da violência

🇷🇺Russian

ненасильственный

воздерживаться (в принципе) от применения насилия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अहिंसक

हिंसा के प्रयोग से (सैद्धांतिक रूप से) दूर रहना

🇧🇩Bengali

অহিংস

সহিংসতার ব্যবহার থেকে (নীতিগতভাবে) বিরত থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

வன்முறையற்ற

வன்முறையைப் பயன்படுத்துவதில் இருந்து (கொள்கையின் அடிப்படையில்) தவிர்த்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అహింసాత్మక

హింసను ఉపయోగించడం నుండి (సూత్రం ప్రకారం) దూరంగా ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

अहिंसक

हिंसाचाराच्या वापरापासून (तत्त्वानुसार) दूर राहणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અહિંસક

હિંસાના ઉપયોગથી (સિદ્ધાંત પર) દૂર રહેવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ

ಹಿಂಸೆಯ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದ ದೂರವಿರುವುದು (ತಾತ್ವಿಕವಾಗಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഹിംസാത്മകമായ

അക്രമത്തിൻ്റെ ഉപയോഗത്തിൽ നിന്ന് (തത്ത്വത്തിൽ) വിട്ടുനിൽക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਹਿੰਸਕ

ਹਿੰਸਾ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਤੋਂ (ਸਿਧਾਂਤ 'ਤੇ) ਪਰਹੇਜ਼ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

عدم تشدد

تشدد کے استعمال سے (اصولی طور پر) پرہیز کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非暴力的

（原则上）放弃使用暴力

🇯🇵Japanese

非暴力

暴力の使用を（原則として）控えること

🇰🇷Korean

비폭력적인

(원칙적으로) 폭력의 사용을 금함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất bạo động

kiêng (về nguyên tắc) việc sử dụng bạo lực

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่รุนแรง

การละเว้น (โดยหลักการ) จากการใช้ความรุนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanpa kekerasan

tidak melakukan (secara prinsip) penggunaan kekerasan

🇵🇭Filipino

walang dahas

pag-iwas (sa prinsipyo) mula sa paggamit ng karahasan

🇲🇾Malay

tanpa kekerasan

menahan diri (pada prinsipnya) daripada menggunakan keganasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللاعنفية

الامتناع (من حيث المبدأ) عن استخدام العنف

🇮🇷Persian

غیر خشونت آمیز

پرهیز (در اصل) از استفاده از خشونت

🇹🇷Turkish

şiddet içermeyen

Şiddet kullanımından (prensip olarak) kaçınmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא אלים

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