Violence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

the property of being wild or turbulent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈaɪələns/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈaɪələns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈaɪələns/

2 syllables Say it as /vˈaɪələns/.

Examples

he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
the storm's violence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

furiousness vehemence wildness ferocity fierceness fury force

Parts of Speech

noun	an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) “he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one”
noun	the property of being wild or turbulent “the storm's violence”
noun	a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

Word Forms

violent	adjective	effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
force	verb	take by force
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
wild	adjective	(of the elements) as if showing violent anger

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gewalt

ein Akt der Aggression (als jemand gegen eine Person, die Widerstand leistet)

🇪🇸Spanish

violencia

un acto de agresión (como uno contra una persona que se resiste)

🇮🇹Italian

violenza

un atto di aggressione (come uno contro una persona che resiste)

🇳🇱Dutch

geweld

een daad van agressie (als een daad tegen een persoon die zich verzet)

🇵🇹Portuguese

violência

um ato de agressão (como aquele contra uma pessoa que resiste)

🇷🇺Russian

насилие

акт агрессии (как в отношении человека, который сопротивляется)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हिंसा

आक्रामकता का एक कार्य (जैसे किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के विरुद्ध किया गया जो विरोध करता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

সহিংসতা

আগ্রাসনের একটি কাজ (প্রতিরোধকারী ব্যক্তির বিরুদ্ধে এক হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வன்முறை

ஆக்கிரமிப்புச் செயல் (எதிர்க்கும் ஒரு நபருக்கு எதிராக)

🇮🇳Telugu

హింస

దూకుడు చర్య (ఎదిరించే వ్యక్తికి వ్యతిరేకంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

हिंसा

आक्रमकतेचे कृत्य (विरोध करणाऱ्या व्यक्तीविरुद्ध)

🇮🇳Gujarati

હિંસા

આક્રમકતાનું કૃત્ય (પ્રતિરોધ કરનાર વ્યક્તિ સામે એક તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂಸೆ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അക്രമം

ആക്രമണാത്മക പ്രവർത്തനം (എതിർക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്കെതിരായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਿੰਸਾ

ਹਮਲਾਵਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ (ਵਿਰੋਧ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੁੱਧ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تشدد

جارحیت کا عمل (مزاحمت کرنے والے شخص کے خلاف)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

暴力

侵略行为（针对抵抗者）

🇯🇵Japanese

暴力

（抵抗する人に対する）攻撃行為

🇰🇷Korean

폭행

공격적인 행위 (저항하는 사람에 대한 공격)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bạo lực

một hành động xâm lược (như chống lại một người chống cự)

🇹🇭Thai

ความรุนแรง

การกระทำที่ก้าวร้าว (เป็นการต่อต้านบุคคลที่ต่อต้าน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekerasan

tindakan agresi (sebagai tindakan terhadap orang yang melawan)

🇵🇭Filipino

karahasan

isang pagkilos ng pagsalakay (bilang isang laban sa isang taong lumalaban)

🇲🇾Malay

keganasan

tindakan pencerobohan (sebagai satu terhadap seseorang yang menentang)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عنف

عمل عدواني (كعمل ضد شخص يقاوم)

🇮🇷Persian

خشونت

یک عمل پرخاشگرانه (به عنوان یک اقدام علیه فردی که مقاومت می کند)

🇹🇷Turkish

şiddet

bir saldırganlık eylemi (direnen bir kişiye karşı olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַלִימוּת

מעשה של תוקפנות (כמעשה נגד אדם שמתנגד)

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