word
Violence
VY-uh-luhns
/ˈvaɪʌlʌns/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
violence
Dictionary meaning
An act of aggression, as one against a person who resists.
Examples
- They may accomplish by craft in the long run what they cannot do by force and violence in the short one.
- The storm's violence.
Synonyms: force
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