violent

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 vīs, vi-, force.]

violently vi'o·lent·ly adv.

adjective

1. Accomplished by force: coercive, forcible. Informal strong-arm. See attack/defend.
2. Extreme in degree, strength, or effect: desperate, fierce, furious, intense, terrible, vehement. See big/small/amount, strong/weak.
3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms: dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, wild. See calm/agitation.

adj

Definition: destructive
Antonyms: gentle, passive, peaceful

adj

Definition: severe, extreme
Antonyms: calm, gentle, mild, moderate

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IN BRIEF: Acting with great force that causes damage or injury.

The most violent element in society is ignorance. — Emma Goldman (1869-1940).

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - voldelig, voldsom, kraftig, volds-

Nederlands (Dutch)
gewelddadig, heftig, hevig, teugelloos

Français (French)
adj. - violent, virulent, soudain, puissant, brutal, criard, cru (lumière)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heftig, stark, grell, gewalttätig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βίαιος, ορμητικός, σφοδρός, ζωηρός, έντονος, ισχυρός, μανιώδης

Italiano (Italian)
violento, sfrenato, violente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - violento

Русский (Russian)
насильственный, страстный, сильный, неистовый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - violento, intenso, chillón

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - våldsam, häftig, stark

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
猛烈的, 暴力引起的, 激烈的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 猛烈的, 暴力引起的, 激烈的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 맹렬한, 폭력적인, 광분한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 激しい, 猛烈な, 極端な, ひどい, 暴力による, 憤激した, 意味を歪曲した, 乱暴な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عنيف, قاس, , شديد الانفعال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אלים, חזק, רב-עוצמה, פראי, מתפרע, חריף, עז‬

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