violent

vi·o·lent  (v-lnt)

adj.

1. Marked by, acting with, or resulting from great force: a violent attack.

2. Having or showing great emotional force: violent dislike.

3. Marked by intensity; extreme: violent pain; a violent squall. See Synonyms at intense.

4. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes: a violent death.

5. Tending to distort or injure meaning, phrasing, or intent.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin violentus, from vs, vi-, force; see wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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vio·lent·ly adv.

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violent

Adjective

1. using or involving physical force with the intention of causing injury or destruction: violent clashes with government supporters

2. very intense: I took a violent dislike to him

3. sudden and forceful: a violent explosion

violently adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions" unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage" nonviolent - abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
	2.	violent - effected by force or injury rather than natural causes; "a violent death" unnatural - not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death"
	3.	violent - (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" wild intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	4.	violent - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" tearing, vehement, fierce, trigger-happy intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	5.	violent - characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode crimson, red bloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"

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violent

adjective 1. brutal, aggressive, savage, wild, rough, fierce, bullying, cruel, vicious, destructive, ruthless, murderous, maddened, berserk, merciless, bloodthirsty, homicidal, pitiless, hot-headed, thuggish, maniacal, hot-tempered << OPPOSITE gentle

adjective 2. sharp, hard, powerful, forceful, strong, fierce, fatal, savage, deadly, brutal, vicious, lethal, hefty, ferocious, death-dealing

adjective 3. intense, acute, severe, biting, sharp, extreme, painful, harsh, excruciating, agonizing, inordinate

adjective 4. passionate, intense, extreme, strong, wild, consuming, uncontrollable, vehement, unrestrained, tempestuous, ungovernable

adjective 5. fiery, raging, fierce, flaming, furious, passionate, peppery, ungovernable

adjective 6. powerful, wild, devastating, strong, storming, raging, turbulent, tumultuous, tempestuous, gale force, blustery, ruinous, full of force << OPPOSITE mild

Translations

violent [ˈvaɪələnt] adj (gen) → violento; [pain] → intenso;

a violent dislike of sb/sth → una profunda antipatía or manía a algn/algo

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violent [ˈvaɪələnt] adj → violent(e);

a violent dislike of sb/sth → une aversion profonde pour qn/qch

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violent [ˈvaɪələnt] adj (behaviour) → gewalttätig;

(death) → gewaltsam;

(explosion, criticism, emotion) → heftig;

a violent dislike of sb/sth → eine heftige Abneigung gegen jdn/etw

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violent [vaɪələnt] adj → violento/a;

a violent dislike of sb/sth → una violenta avversione per qn/qc