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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.

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

vio·lent·ly adv.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.violentviolent - 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.violentviolent - 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"
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.violentviolent - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
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
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"

violent
adjective 6. powerful, wild, devastating, strong, storming, raging, turbulent, tumultuous, tempestuous, gale force, blustery, ruinous, full of force << OPPOSITE mild
Translations
Spanish violent [ˈvaɪələnt] adj (gen) → violento; [pain] → intenso;
a violent dislike of sb/sth → una profunda antipatía or manía a algn/algo

French violent [ˈvaɪələnt] adjviolent(e);
a violent dislike of sb/sth → une aversion profonde pour qn/qch

German violent [ˈvaɪələnt] adj (behaviour) → gewalttätig;
(death) → gewaltsam;
(explosion, criticism, emotion) → heftig;
a violent dislike of sb/sth → eine heftige Abneigung gegen jdn/etw

Italian violent [vaɪələnt] adjviolento/a;
a violent dislike of sb/sth → una violenta avversione per qn/qc

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