noun
1 hurting other people physically
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , excessive , extreme , great , large-scale , serious
▪ fresh
▪
There are fears of fresh ~ if the strike continues.
▪ escalating , growing
▪ continuing , ongoing
▪ gratuitous , unnecessary
▪
Letters poured in complaining about the gratuitous ~ on the show.
▪ indiscriminate , random
▪ mindless , senseless , wanton
▪ brutal , deadly , horrific , lethal
▪
We need to bring an end to the deadly ~ in the region.
▪ graphic
▪
There was surprisingly little graphic ~ in the film.
▪ criminal , unlawful ( BrE )
▪ endemic , widespread
▪
attempts to rescue the country from endemic ~
▪ sporadic
▪
In spite of sporadic ~, polling was largely orderly.
▪ physical , sexual
▪ domestic , family , marital ( AmE ), partner ( AmE )
▪ hate
▪
a wave of hate ~ and discrimination against migrant workers
▪ interpersonal
▪ communal , ethnic , racial , sectarian
▪ anti-gay , anti-Semitic , etc.
▪ drug-related , gang-related , etc.
▪ insurgent , political , revolutionary , terrorist
▪ school , workplace
▪ urban
▪ gun
▪ gang , mob
▪ male , teen ( AmE ), teenage , youth
… OF VIOLENCE
▪ level
VERB + VIOLENCE
▪ commit , employ , engage in , inflict , perpetrate , resort to , turn to , use
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people who inflict ~ on animals
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~ perpetrated by the army
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The peasants believed their only choice was to resort to ~.
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Under no circumstances should police use ~ against protesters.
▪ suffer
▪
She had suffered years of ~ and abuse.
▪ witness
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Children who witness ~ between parents often develop problems.
▪ encourage , fuel , incite , promote , provoke
▪ advocate
▪ condemn , denounce , hate , reject , renounce
▪ threaten
▪
Charlie was threatening ~ against them both.
▪ condone , justify
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They use their religion to justify ~
▪ glorify
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Don't buy toys that glorify ~.
▪ breed
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Hatred breeds ~.
▪ spill over into
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The enthusiasm of the protest spilled over into ~.
▪ contain , control
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UN peacekeepers are struggling to contain the escalating ~.
▪ curb , end , quell , stop
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Troops were called in to quell the ~.
▪ be capable of
▪
We are all capable of ~ in certain circumstances.
VIOLENCE + VERB
▪ break out , erupt , flare , occur , take place
▪
Violence erupted outside the prison last night.
▪ affect sb/sth
▪ kill sb
▪
Political ~ killed 29 people last week.
▪ mar sth
▪
The demonstration was marred by ~.
▪ threaten sth
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TV ~ threatens the health and welfare of young people.
▪ escalate , increase , intensify
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Observers have warned that the ~ could escalate into armed conflict.
▪ spread
▪ continue
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
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~ against police officers
▪ ~ among
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~ among young men
▪ ~ between
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~ between rival ethnic groups
▪ ~ towards/toward
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~ towards/toward ethnic minorities
▪ ~ within
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~ within the family
PHRASES
▪ an act of ~
▪
Any act of ~ against another player must be punished.
▪ an end to ~
▪
The former leader of the terrorist group has called for an end to the ~.
▪ an eruption of ~ , an outbreak of ~ , an upsurge in ~ , a wave of ~
▪
The police are bracing themselves for an outbreak of ~.
▪ fear of ~
▪ a life of ~
▪
It was a predictable death for a man who had lived a life of ~.
▪ men of ~
▪
the men of ~ who start wars
▪ an outburst of ~
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He had a short temper and was prone to outbursts of ~.
▪ the threat of ~
▪ a victim of ~
▪
a refuge for victims of domestic ~
▪ violence begets violence , violence breeds violence
▪
We have to make people realize that violence only begets more violence.
2 physical/emotional force
ADJECTIVE
▪ suppressed
PREPOSITION
▪ with (a) ~
▪
He kissed her with suppressed ~.