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 [ˈvaɪələnt]

adj

1. marked or caused by great physical force or violence a violent stab

2. (of a person) tending to the use of violence, esp in order to injure or intimidate others

3. marked by intensity of any kind a violent clash of colours

4. characterized by an undue use of force; severe; harsh

5. caused by or displaying strong or undue mental or emotional force a violent tongue

6. tending to distort the meaning or intent a violent interpretation of the text

[from Latin violentus, probably from vīs strength]

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 He was a violent man with a drink and drugs problem.
brutal gentle, peaceful, mild, quiet, calm, composed, rational, sane, serene, placid, well-behaved, unruffled

2. sharp, hard, powerful, forceful, strong, fierce, fatal, savage, deadly, brutal, vicious, lethal, hefty, ferocious, death-dealing She had died from a violent blow to the head.

3. intense, acute, severe, biting, sharp, extreme, painful, harsh, excruciating, agonizing, inordinate He had violent stomach pains.

4. passionate, intense, extreme, strong, wild, consuming, uncontrollable, vehement, unrestrained, tempestuous, ungovernable his violent, almost pathological jealousy

5. fiery, raging, fierce, flaming, furious, passionate, peppery, ungovernable I had a violent temper and was always in fights.

6. powerful, wild, devastating, strong, storming, raging, turbulent, tumultuous, tempestuous, gale force, blustery, ruinous, full of force That night a violent storm arose and wrecked most of the ships.
powerful calm, gentle, mild, serene, placid

Translations

violent [ˈvaɪələnt] ADJ [person, quarrel, storm, language] → violento; [kick] → violento, fuerte; [pain] → intenso, agudo; [colour] → chillón
to become or turn violent → mostrarse violento
to die a violent death → morir de muerte violenta
violent crimes → delitos mpl violentos
to come to a violent halt → detenerse or (LAm) parar bruscamente
he has a violent temper → tiene un genio terrible
to take a violent dislike to sb → coger or (LAm) agarrar una profunda antipatía a algn
to take a violent dislike to sth → tomar una tremenda or profunda aversión a algo
by violent means → por la fuerza, por la violencia

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violent [ˈvaɪələnt] adj

[person, crime] → violent(e); [clash] → violent(e) often before n
a violent death → une mort violente

(= strong and sudden) [storm, explosion, impact, change, upheaval] → violent(e) often before n
a violent dislike of sb/sth → une violente aversion pour qn/qch

(= intense) [pain, emotion, reaction, opposition] → violent(e)

[film] → violent(e)

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violent

adj

(= brutal) person, nature, action → brutal, gewalttätig; crime → Gewalt-; times, period, age → voller Gewalt; attack, blow → heftig; death → gewaltsam; sport, game → brutal; film, programme, book → gewalttätig; to have a violent temper → jähzornig sein; to be in a violent temper → toben; to turn violent → gewalttätig werden; to meet a violent end → eines gewaltsamen Todes sterben; the beginning of the second movement is rather violent → der zweite Satz beginnt sehr leidenschaftlich; to get or become violent → gewalttätig werden; by violent means (open sth) → mit Gewalt(anwendung); (persuade) → unter Gewaltanwendung

(= forceful) demonstration, protest → heftig; expulsion, impact → gewaltig; wind, storm, earthquake → heftig, stark, gewaltig; don’t be so violent, open it gently → sei nicht so stürmisch, öffne es vorsichtig

(= dramatic) contrast → krass; change → tief greifend

(= vehement) argument, row, opposition → heftig

(= intense) blush → heftig, tief; feeling, affair, speech → leidenschaftlich; pain, dislike → heftig, stark; colour → grell

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violent [ˈvaɪələnt] adj (gen) → violento/a
to die a violent death → morire di morte violenta
a violent temper → un temperamento violento
to be in a violent temper → essere furioso/a
a violent dislike of sb/sth → una violenta avversione per qn/qc
by violent means → con l'uso della forza

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violent

adj violent [ˈvaiələnt]

1 having, using, or showing, great force There was a violent storm at sea; a violent earthquake; He has a violent temper. onstuimig, kragtig عَنيف، قاسٍ жесток prudký kraftig; voldsom heftig βίαιος, σφοδρός violento äge شدید؛ سخت ankara violent אַלִים हिंसात्मक divlji, nasilan heves kuat, kasar ofsalegur violento 激しい 격렬한 siautėjantis, smarkus, ūmus spēcīgs; stiprs kuat; bergelora; ganas; kasar woest voldsom, voldelig gwałtowny violento violent сильный; неистовый prudký silovit snažan våldsam รุนแรง şiddetli, kırıcı, haşin 強烈的 сильний; шалений سخت، زوردار hung dữ 强烈的

2 caused by force a violent death. gewelddadig بِسبَب العُنْف насилствен násilný voldsom gewaltsam βίαιος violento vägivaldne خشونت آمیز؛ خشن väkivaltainen violent אַלִים बल के कारण हुई कोई चीज nasilan erőszakos karena kekerasan ofbeldisfullur violento 暴力による 폭력으로 인한 smurtinis varmācīgs dibunuh gewelddadig voldsom gwałtowny violento violent насильственный násilný nasilen nasilan våldsam ที่มีสาเหตุจากความรุนแรง fecî, trajik 殘暴的，暴力所致的 насильний, насильницький پرتشدد hung dữ 由暴力引起的

adv violently

gewelddadig بِعُنْف жестоко násilně kraftigt; voldsomt heftig βίαια violentamente vägivaldselt با خشونت väkivaltaisesti violemment בְּאַלִימוּת बलपूर्वक, ज़बरदस्ती nasilno erőszakosan, hevesen dengan kuat ofsalega violentemente 激しく 세차게, 맹렬하게; 폭력적으로 smarkiai, labai spēcīgi; stipri; varmācīgi dgn ganas woest, gewelddadig voldsomt, heftig, voldelig gwałtownie violentamente (în mod) violent, cu vio­len­ţă сильно; неистово prudko, ostro silovito nasilno våldsamt อย่างรุนแรง şiddetle 強烈地 сильно, дуже شدت سے hung dữ 强烈地

n violence

great roughness and force, often causing severe physical injury or damage I was amazed at the violence of his temper; She was terrified by the violence of the storm. geweld عُنْف жестокост prudkost voldsomhed die Heftigkeit βία, βιαιότητα, σφοδρότητα violencia ägedus, vägivaldsus شدت väkivalta violence אַלִימוּת हिंसा, प्रचंडता, प्रबलता nasilje erőszak kekerasan ofbeldi, ofsi violenza 激しさ 폭력 stiprumas, jėga, siautėjimas, smurtas spēks; niknums; vardarbība keganasan geweld vold(somhet), brutalitet gwałtowność, przemoc violência vio­lenţă неистовство násilie, hrubosť, prudkosť, sila silovitost nasilje våld, våldsamhet ความรุนแรง şiddet 猛烈，暴力 несамовитість, шаленість تشدد sự hung dữ 暴力, 猛烈, 强烈

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violent → عنيف násilný voldelig gewalttätig βίαιος violento väkivaltainen violent nasilan violento 暴力的な 난폭한 gewelddadig voldelig gwałtowny violento сильный våldsam ที่มีสาเหตุมาจากความรุนแรง şiddet uygulayan hung tợn 猛烈的