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Added 9 October 2026

violence

/ˈvaɪ(ə)lən(t)s/ noun

In Latin: violentia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about violence at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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
The property of being wild or turbulent.
the storm's violence
A turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English violence, borrowed from Old French violence, borrowed from Latin violentia, from violēns /violentus (“violent”) + -ia. See violent. Displaced native Old English stræc.

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