violence

Definition of violence in English English dictionary: Widespread fighting
Violence between the government and the rebels continues.; Action intended to cause destruction, pain, or suffering
We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.; Injustice, wrong
The translation does violence to the original novel.; Extreme force
The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.; {n} force, fury, outrage, injury, an attack; {i} rough unwarranted force; injurious treatment; vehemence of expression; injury, wrong; Violence is behaviour which is intended to hurt, injure, or kill people. Twenty people were killed in the violence They threaten them with violence; The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force; The infliction on people of physical injury or death, or the threat to do so All behavior cannot be neatly classified as either "violence" or "nonviolence," and several categories fall between these two extremes, including "destruction of property "; an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"; Physical and non-physical harm that causes damage pain Injury or fear It is a public health and safety condition that often results from individual, social, economic, political, and institutional disregard for basic human needs Violence disrupts the school environment and results in a debilitation of personal development, which may lead to hopelessness and helplessness; a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc; If you do or say something with violence, you use a lot of force and energy in doing or saying it, often because you are angry. The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock; Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault; Physical Force exerted for the purpose of injuring another; is any attitude, word, or action that threatens or destroys the human dignity of a human person or groups of persons Violence can originate from individuals and from social structures; "Ibe overt expression of physical force against others or self, or the compelling of action against one's will on pain of being hurt or killed" (NRvfH, 1972, p 3); the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"; To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel; Ravishment; rape; constupration
domestic violence: Violence committed by one member of a family or household against another
gratuitous violence: The artificial depiction of excessive violence
gratuitous violence: Violence that is not justified
reverse domestic violence: Violence committed by one member of a family or household against another where the abuser is considered weaker than the victim
spiritual violence: The act of using religious grounds to persecute a particular person or group of people, without actual violence
domestic violence: Domestic violence (sometimes referred to as domestic abuse) occurs when a family member, partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate another. Domestic violence often refers to violence between spouses, but can also include cohabitants and non-married intimate partners. The term "intimate partner violence" (IPV) is often used synonymously. Other terms include wife or husband beating, battering, "relationship violence", "domestic abuse", and "spousal abuse". Family violence is a broader definition, often used to include child abuse, elder abuse, and other violent acts between family members
non-violence: When someone avoids fighting and physical force, especially when trying to make political change
The Dalai Lama has always counselled non-violence.
sectarian violence: Sectarian violence or sectarian strife is violence inspired by sectarianism, that is, between different sects of one particular mode of thought, not necessarily religious (e.g. conflicts between the nationalists and communists in China in the early 20th century are largely constructed by Chinese nationals of the time as sectarian)
condemnation of violence: disapproval of use of force, denunciation of bloodshed
do violence to a text: read or change a text in such a way as to decrease its quality
domestic violence: violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women
domestic violence: violence that takes place between family members (spousal abuse, child abuse, etc.)
domestic violence: Domestic violence is violence that takes place in the home, especially between a husband and wife. Women are still the main victims of domestic violence. Violence toward or physical abuse of one's spouse or domestic partner
escalate violence: increase violence
escalated violence: intensified fighting or hostilities, increased use of force
escalation of violence: intensification of fighting or hostilities, increase in use of force
ethnic violence: mistreatment of people because they belong to a different ethnic group
manifestations of violence: demonstrations of violence, violent acts
non-violence: the practice of opposing a government without using violence, for example by not obeying laws passivity
perpetrator of violence: one who commits a violent deed, one who acts violently
physical violence: bodily violence, aggression, wildness, cruelty
racial violence: violence cause by racial factors, violence committed for reasons of race
resort to violence: use violence, turn to violence
resorting to violence: using violence
use violence: use force, take by means of strength
using violence: with the use of force
verbal violence: aggression that is expressed in words alone and not physically