transcription, транскрипция: [ vaɪələns ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
Violence is behaviour which is intended to hurt, injure, or kill people.
Twenty people were killed in the violence...
They threaten them with violence.
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2.
If you do or say something with violence , you use a lot of force and energy in doing or saying it, often because you are angry. ( LITERARY )
The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock.
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