violence

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

violence

from Latin violentia (force (of the wind), ardor (of the sun), rigor (of winter), violence (of character), passion, outburst), derived from violens ('violent'), itself from vis ('vigor, force').

Definitions

politique

Synonyms

ardeurbrutalitéforcefouguefureursévicesvirulence

Antonym

douceur

Plural

violences

Translations

  • germangerman:Gewalttätigkeit
  • englishenglish:violence
  • koreankorean:폭력
  • spanishspanish:violencia
  • hindihindi:हिंसा
  • dutchdutch:heftigheid
  • polishpolish:przemoc
  • portugueseportuguese:violência

See also

violenter (v.)