[vi.o.lence] n (14c) 1 a: exertion of physical force so as to injure or abuse (as in effecting illegal entry into a house) b: an instance of violent treatment or procedure
2: injury by or as if by distortion, infringement, or profanation: outrage 3 a: intense, turbulent, or furious and often destructive action or force "the ~ of the storm" b: vehement feeling or expression: fervor; also: an instance of such action or feeling c: a clashing or jarring quality: discordance
4: undue alteration (as of wording or sense in editing a text)