Vehement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

characterized by great force or energy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈiəmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈiəmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈiəmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈiəmənt/.

Examples

fierce loyalty
in a tearing rage
vehement dislike

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trigger-happy fierce violent tearing

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid “fierce loyalty”
adjective	characterized by great force or energy “vehement deluges of rain”

Word Forms

fierceness	noun	the property of being wild or turbulent
vehemence	noun	the property of being wild or turbulent

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

véhément

marqué par une extrême intensité d'émotions ou de convictions; enclin à réagir violemment; fervent

🇪🇸Spanish

vehemente

marcado por extrema intensidad de emociones o convicciones; propenso a reaccionar violentamente; fervoroso

🇮🇹Italian

veemente

segnato da un'estrema intensità di emozioni o convinzioni; incline a reagire violentemente; fervido

🇳🇱Dutch

heftig

gekenmerkt door extreme intensiteit van emoties of overtuigingen; geneigd om gewelddadig te reageren; vurig

🇵🇹Portuguese

veemente

marcado por extrema intensidade de emoções ou convicções; inclinado a reagir violentamente; fervoroso

🇷🇺Russian

яростный

отмечены крайней интенсивностью эмоций или убеждений; склонен бурно реагировать; пылкий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लवलीन

भावनाओं या दृढ़ विश्वासों की अत्यधिक तीव्रता से चिह्नित; हिंसक प्रतिक्रिया करने के इच्छुक; प्रचंड

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রবল

আবেগ বা বিশ্বাসের চরম তীব্রতা দ্বারা চিহ্নিত; হিংস্রভাবে প্রতিক্রিয়া জানাতে আগ্রহী; fervid

🇮🇳Tamil

வீரியம்

உணர்ச்சிகள் அல்லது நம்பிக்கைகளின் தீவிர தீவிரத்தால் குறிக்கப்படுகிறது; வன்முறையில் எதிர்வினையாற்ற விரும்புகிறது; வெறித்தனமான

🇮🇳Telugu

వెటకారంగా

భావోద్వేగాలు లేదా నమ్మకాల యొక్క తీవ్ర తీవ్రతతో గుర్తించబడింది; హింసాత్మకంగా స్పందించడానికి మొగ్గు; తీవ్రమైన

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्कट

भावनांच्या तीव्रतेने किंवा विश्वासाने चिन्हांकित; हिंसक प्रतिक्रिया देण्यास प्रवृत्त; उत्साही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉગ્ર

લાગણીઓ અથવા માન્યતાઓની ભારે તીવ્રતા દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત; હિંસક પ્રતિક્રિયા આપવાનું વલણ; ઉગ્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೀರಾವೇಶದ

ಭಾವನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗಳ ತೀವ್ರ ತೀವ್ರತೆಯಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ; ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯಿಸಲು ಒಲವು; ಉತ್ಸಾಹಭರಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വീര്യം

വികാരങ്ങളുടെയോ ബോധ്യങ്ങളുടെയോ അങ്ങേയറ്റത്തെ തീവ്രതയാൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു; അക്രമാസക്തമായി പ്രതികരിക്കാൻ ചായ്വുള്ളവൻ; തീക്ഷ്ണമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ੋਰਦਾਰ

ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸਾਂ ਦੀ ਅਤਿ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ; ਹਿੰਸਕ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕਿਰਿਆ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਝੁਕਾਅ; fervid

🇵🇰Urdu

پرجوش

جذبات یا یقین کی انتہائی شدت سے نشان زد؛ پرتشدد ردعمل ظاہر کرنے کے لیے مائل؛ فرویڈ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

慷慨

以极度强烈的情绪或信念为特征；倾向于做出剧烈反应；热情的

🇯🇵Japanese

激しい

感情や信念の極度の激しさが特徴。暴力的に反応する傾向がある。熱狂的な

🇰🇷Korean

격렬한

극도의 감정이나 신념이 특징입니다. 폭력적으로 반응하는 경향이 있습니다. 타오르는 듯한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kịch liệt

được đánh dấu bằng cường độ cảm xúc hoặc niềm tin mãnh liệt; có xu hướng phản ứng dữ dội; cuồng nhiệt

🇹🇭Thai

รุนแรง

ทำเครื่องหมายด้วยอารมณ์หรือความเชื่อมั่นที่รุนแรง มีแนวโน้มที่จะโต้ตอบอย่างรุนแรง ร้อนแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

keras

ditandai dengan intensitas emosi atau keyakinan yang ekstrem; cenderung bereaksi keras; bersemangat

🇵🇭Filipino

masigasig

minarkahan ng matinding tindi ng mga emosyon o paniniwala; hilig sa marahas na reaksyon; masigasig

🇲🇾Malay

berapi-api

ditandai dengan keamatan emosi atau keyakinan yang melampau; cenderung untuk bertindak balas dengan ganas; bersemangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عنيف

تتميز بالكثافة الشديدة للعواطف أو القناعات؛ يميل إلى الرد بعنف. متحمس

🇮🇷Persian

تند

با شدت شدید احساسات یا اعتقادات مشخص شده است. تمایل به واکنش خشونت آمیز؛ پرشور

🇹🇷Turkish

şiddetli

duyguların veya inançların aşırı yoğunluğuyla işaretlenmiş; şiddetli tepki verme eğiliminde; hararetli

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַקִיף

מסומן בעוצמה קיצונית של רגשות או הרשעות; נוטה להגיב באלימות; לוֹהֵט

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What is the primary definition of the word 'vehement'?

The primary meaning of 'vehement' is 'marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid'.

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Using 'vehement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vehement' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vehement' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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