VIOLENT


Meaning of VIOLENT in English

adj.

1 using physical strength intended to hurt/kill

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become , get , grow , turn

She started to get ~.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ exceptionally , incredibly , particularly

▪ increasingly

▪ gratuitously

The movie is contrived, sentimental and gratuitously ~.

▪ potentially

Employees are trained to deal with potentially ~ incidents.

▪ inherently

the question of whether humans are inherently ~

▪ physically , sexually

▪ graphically

a range of graphically ~ video games

PREPOSITION

▪ to , towards/toward

He was ~ towards/toward his wife on several occasions.

2 very strong

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ exceptionally

an exceptionally ~ storm

▪ almost

He felt a strong, almost ~, dislike for the stranger.

Violent is used with these nouns: ↑ act , ↑ action , ↑ argument , ↑ assault , ↑ attack , ↑ behaviour , ↑ blow , ↑ character , ↑ clash , ↑ collision , ↑ conduct , ↑ conflict , ↑ confrontation , ↑ conquest , ↑ convulsion , ↑ cough , ↑ crackdown , ↑ crime , ↑ criminal , ↑ death , ↑ demonstration , ↑ dislike , ↑ disorder , ↑ disturbance , ↑ emotion , ↑ encounter , ↑ end , ↑ eruption , ↑ explosion , ↑ fantasy , ↑ father , ↑ felon , ↑ felony , ↑ film , ↑ gang , ↑ hatred , ↑ husband , ↑ image , ↑ imagery , ↑ impulse , ↑ incident , ↑ jerk , ↑ jolt , ↑ lurch , ↑ man , ↑ mob , ↑ movie , ↑ murder , ↑ offence , ↑ offender , ↑ opposition , ↑ outburst , ↑ overthrow , ↑ passion , ↑ play , ↑ protest , ↑ quarrel , ↑ rage , ↑ rape , ↑ reaction , ↑ rebellion , ↑ repression , ↑ reprisal , ↑ resistance , ↑ retaliation , ↑ retribution , ↑ revolution , ↑ riot , ↑ row , ↑ scene , ↑ shake , ↑ shove , ↑ shudder , ↑ spasm , ↑ storm , ↑ streak , ↑ struggle , ↑ suppression , ↑ swing , ↑ tactic , ↑ temper , ↑ temperament , ↑ tendency , ↑ threat , ↑ thug , ↑ tremor , ↑ unrest , ↑ upheaval , ↑ uprising , ↑ urge , ↑ weather

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