violence
Noun
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An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists) (synset 100967515)
"he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"hypernym: aggression, hostility - violent action that is hostile and usually unprovokedhyponym:
- domestic violence - violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner or other members of a household
- road rage - violence exhibited by drivers in traffic
- public violence, riot - a public act of violence by an unruly mob
synonym: force -
The property of being wild or turbulent (synset 105044968)
"the storm's violence"hypernym: intensity, intensiveness - high level or degree; the property of being intensehyponym: savageness, savagery - the property of being untamed and ferocious
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A turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc. (synset 114003462)
hypernym: sturm und drang, turbulence, upheaval - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)hyponym: rage - violent state of the elements
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