1. Adjective
Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.
2. Adjective
Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech.
3. Adjective
Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal.
4. Noun
An assailant.
5. Verb
To urge with violence.
6. Verb
To be violent; to act violently.
7. Adjective
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
8. Adjective
(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"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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