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VIOLENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by violence or bloodshed
Example:
convulsed with red rage
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
bloody (having or covered with or accompanied by blood)
Derivation:
violence (a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
Example:
violent passions
Synonyms:
fierce; tearing; trigger-happy; vehement; violent
Classified under:
Similar:
intense (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
Example:
wild shouts
Synonyms:
violent; wild
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
intense (possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
Example:
a violent death
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
unnatural (not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature)
Derivation:
violence (an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists))
Sense 5
Meaning:
Acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
Example:
felt a violent dislike
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
convulsive (resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent)
ferocious; fierce; furious; savage (marked by extreme and violent energy)
hot; raging (characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense)
knock-down-and-drag-out; knockdown-dragout (extremely violent)
lashing (violently urging on by whipping or flogging)
lurid (horrible in fierceness or savagery)
rampageous (displaying raging violence; often destructive)
ruffianly; tough (violent and lawless)
slam-bang (violent and sudden and noisy)
Also:
hostile (characterized by enmity or ill will)
unpeaceful (not peaceful)
Antonym:
nonviolent (abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence)
Derivation:
violence (the property of being wild or turbulent)
Context examples:
If he is violent, we shall take you away to your aunt’s at Harrow.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
A sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles.
(Muscle Spasm, NCI Thesaurus)
But on the second, or at farthest the third night after your arrival, you will probably have a violent storm.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Sterndale gave a violent start and looked at Holmes in amazement.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Had it been your uncle's doing, I must and would have paid him; but these violent young lovers carry every thing their own way.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
The man who followed slipped on a smooth boulder, nearly fell, but recovered himself with a violent effort, at the same time uttering a sharp exclamation of pain.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
Mr. Eduardo Lucas was so well-known and popular that his violent and mysterious fate will arouse painful interest and intense sympathy in a widespread circle of friends.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Violent life and athletic sports had never appealed to me.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
But Berks was artful as well as violent.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
As the weeks passed, however, they became fewer and less violent, as Alleyne's firm and constant nature gained sway and influence over the Lady Maude.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
