VIOLENCE

n. 1 (brute or physical) force, might, mightiness, power, strength, severity, intensity, energy, vehemence, ferocity, ferociousness, fierceness, fury, vigour; destructiveness, virulence The violence of the storm continued unabated throughout the night The violence of the seizures diminished after she was given the medication. 2 bestiality, brutality, barbarity, savagery, cruelty, bloodthirstiness, wildness, ferocity, frenzy, fury, passion, fierceness, vehemence, murderousness The marauders attacked with a violence that terrified the villagers 3 do violence to. a harm, damage, injure The scandal did violence to her reputation Humphrey's singing could do violence to any melody. b warp, twist, distort In reporting that her views are antifeminist, the newspaper did violence to the import of her speech