Vehemence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intensity or forcefulness of expression

the property of being wild or turbulent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈiəməns/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈiəməns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈiəməns/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈiəməns/.

Examples

the vehemence of his denial
his emphasis on civil rights
the storm's violence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furiousness violence wildness ferocity fury fierceness emphasis

Parts of Speech

noun	intensity or forcefulness of expression “the vehemence of his denial”
noun	the property of being wild or turbulent “the storm's violence”

Word Forms

emphatic	adjective	spoken with emphasis
ferocious	adjective	marked by extreme and violent energy
fierce	adjective	marked by extreme and violent energy
furious	adjective	marked by extreme and violent energy
vehement	adjective	characterized by great force or energy
violent	adjective	acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
wild	adjective	(of the elements) as if showing violent anger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Heftigkeit

Intensität oder Eindringlichkeit des Ausdrucks

🇫🇷French

véhémence

intensité ou force d'expression

🇪🇸Spanish

vehemencia

intensidad o contundencia de la expresión

🇮🇹Italian

veemenza

intensità o forza espressiva

🇳🇱Dutch

heftigheid

intensiteit of kracht van expressie

🇵🇹Portuguese

veemência

intensidade ou força de expressão

🇷🇺Russian

горячность

интенсивность или сила выражения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्साह

अभिव्यक्ति की तीव्रता या सशक्तता

🇧🇩Bengali

উগ্রতা

প্রকাশের তীব্রতা বা বলপ্রয়োগ

🇮🇳Tamil

வீரியம்

வெளிப்பாட்டின் தீவிரம் அல்லது வலிமை

🇮🇳Telugu

వీరావేశం

వ్యక్తీకరణ యొక్క తీవ్రత లేదా శక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

तीव्रता

अभिव्यक्तीची तीव्रता किंवा जबरदस्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉગ્રતા

અભિવ્યક્તિની તીવ્રતા અથવા બળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೀರಾವೇಶ

ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ತೀವ್ರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീര്യം

ആവിഷ്കാരത്തിൻ്റെ തീവ്രത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੋਸ਼

ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ ਦੀ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوش

اظہار کی شدت یا طاقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

激烈

表达的强度或力度

🇯🇵Japanese

激しい

表現の強さまたは迫力

🇰🇷Korean

격렬함

표현의 강도나 강력함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự mãnh liệt

cường độ hoặc sức mạnh của biểu hiện

🇹🇭Thai

ความฉุนเฉียว

ความรุนแรงหรือความรุนแรงของการแสดงออก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekuatan

intensitas atau kekuatan ekspresi

🇵🇭Filipino

init ng ulo

intensity o puwersa ng pagpapahayag

🇲🇾Malay

semangat

intensiti atau kekerasan ekspresi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العنف

شدة أو قوة التعبير

🇮🇷Persian

تندی

شدت یا قدرت بیان

🇹🇷Turkish

şiddet

ifadenin yoğunluğu veya gücü

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְקִיפוּת

עוצמת או עוצמת הביטוי

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