violent
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“‘strength’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈvaɪ(ə)lənt/
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[edit] Adjective
violent (comparative more violent, superlative most violent)
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- Involving extreme force or motion.
- A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
- Involving physical conflict.
- We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.
- Likely to use physical force.
- The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.
- Intensely vivid.
- The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
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[edit] Translations
involving extreme force or motion
involving physical conflict
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likely to use physical force
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intensely vivid
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin violentus.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /vjɔlɑ̃/
[edit] Adjective
violent m. (f. violente, m. plural violents, f. plural violentes)
[edit] Etymology 2
Inflected forms.
[edit] Verb
violent
- Third-person plural present indicative of violer.
- Third-person plural present subjunctive of violer.