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vehemence

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ve·he·ment  (v-mnt)
adj.
1. Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid: a vehement denial. See Synonyms at intense.
2. Marked by or full of vigor or energy; strong: a vehement storm.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vehemns, vehement-, perhaps from vehere, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

vehe·mence, vehe·men·cy n.
vehe·ment·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.vehemencevehemence - intensity or forcefulness of expression; "the vehemence of his denial"; "his emphasis on civil rights"
intensiveness, intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intense
overemphasis - too much emphasis
2.vehemencevehemence - the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"
intensiveness, intensity - high level or degree; the property of being intense
savageness, savagery - the property of being untamed and ferocious; "the coastline is littered with testaments to the savageness of the waters"; "a craving for barbaric splendor, for savagery and color and the throb of drums"

vehemence
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vehemence [ˈviːɪməns] N [of words, person, criticism, protest] → vehemencia f; [of attack] → violencia f; [of opposition] → fuerza f, radicalidad f; [of denial] → rotundidad f; [of dislike] → intensidad f
vehemence [ˈviːəməns] nvéhémence f
vehemence
nVehemenz f (geh); (of actions, feelings also)Heftigkeit f; (of love, hatred also)Leidenschaftlichkeit f; (of protests also)Schärfe f, → Heftigkeit f
vehemence [ˈviːɪməns] nveemenza
vehemence [ˈviːɪməns] nveemenza


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At last the father said: "We feel highly honoured by your Majesty's proposal, but you see our daughter is a tender young thing, and we fear that in the vehemence of your affection you might possibly do her some injury.
At the end of the meeting the Grand Master with irony and ill-will reproved Bezukhov for his vehemence and said it was not love of virtue alone, but also a love of strife that had moved him in the dispute.
exclaimed Professor Maxon with a vehemence the other could not understand.
 
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