violent

vi·o·lent

V0110100 (vī′ə-lənt)adj.1. a. Causing or intending to cause damage, injury, or death, often when involving great force: a violent car crash; a violent attack.b. Characterized by or displaying physical violence: a violent past; a violent movie.c. Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes: a violent death.d. Given to physical violence: a violent criminal.2. a. Very forceful: the violent tossing of the ship by the waves; a violent squall.b. Intense or extreme, especially in emotion: violent anger.c. Characterized by extreme emotion, especially anger: a violent argument.3. Vivid, as in brightness or saturation: violent colors.4. Tending to distort meaning or intent: a violent interpretation of a text.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin violentus, from vīs, vi-, force; see weiə- in Indo-European roots.]

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vi′o·lent·ly adv.

violent

(ˈvaɪələnt) adj1. marked or caused by great physical force or violence: a violent stab. 2. (of a person) tending to the use of violence, esp in order to injure or intimidate others3. marked by intensity of any kind: a violent clash of colours. 4. characterized by an undue use of force; severe; harsh5. caused by or displaying strong or undue mental or emotional force: a violent tongue. 6. tending to distort the meaning or intent: a violent interpretation of the text. [C14: from Latin violentus, probably from vīs strength] ˈviolently adv

vi•o•lent

(ˈvaɪ ə lənt)

adj. 1. acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force. 2. characterized by or caused by injurious or destructive force: a violent death. 3. intense in force, effect, etc.; severe; extreme: violent pain. 4. roughly or immoderately vehement or ardent; furious: violent passions. [1300–50; < Latin violentus=vī(s) force, violence + -olentus, -ulent] vi′o•lent•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"hostile - characterized by enmity or ill will; "a hostile nation"; "a hostile remark"; "hostile actions"unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"nonviolent - abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
	2.	violent - effected by force or injury rather than natural causes; "a violent death"unnatural - not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature; "an unnatural death"; "the child's unnatural interest in death"
	3.	violent - (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts"wildintense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	4.	violent - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"tearing, vehement, fierce, trigger-happyintense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	5.	violent - characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strodecrimson, redbloody - having or covered with or accompanied by blood; "a bloody nose"; "your scarf is all bloody"; "the effects will be violent and probably bloody"; "a bloody fight"

violent

adjective1. brutal, aggressive, savage, wild, rough, fierce, bullying, cruel, vicious, destructive, ruthless, murderous, maddened, berserk, merciless, bloodthirsty, homicidal, pitiless, hot-headed, thuggish, maniacal, hot-tempered He was a violent man with a drink and drugs problem.
brutal gentle, peaceful, mild, quiet, calm, composed, rational, sane, serene, placid, well-behaved, unruffled2. sharp, hard, powerful, forceful, strong, fierce, fatal, savage, deadly, brutal, vicious, lethal, hefty, ferocious, death-dealing She had died from a violent blow to the head.3. intense, acute, severe, biting, sharp, extreme, painful, harsh, excruciating, agonizing, inordinate He had violent stomach pains.4. passionate, intense, extreme, strong, wild, consuming, uncontrollable, vehement, unrestrained, tempestuous, ungovernable his violent, almost pathological jealousy5. fiery, raging, fierce, flaming, furious, passionate, peppery, ungovernable I had a violent temper and was always in fights.6. powerful, wild, devastating, strong, storming, raging, turbulent, tumultuous, tempestuous, gale force, blustery, ruinous, full of force That night a violent storm arose and wrecked most of the ships.
powerful calm, gentle, mild, serene, placid

violent

adjective1. Accomplished by force:coercive, forcible.Informal: strong-arm.2. Extreme in degree, strength, or effect:desperate, fierce, furious, intense, terrible, vehement.3. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rough, rugged, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, wild.

Translations

强烈的猛烈的由暴力引起的

violent

(ˈvaiələnt) adjective1. having, using, or showing, great force. There was a violent storm at sea; a violent earthquake; He has a violent temper. 強烈的 强烈的2. caused by force. a violent death. 殘暴的，暴力所致的 由暴力引起的ˈviolently adverb 強烈地，殘暴地 强烈地ˈviolence noun great roughness and force, often causing severe physical injury or damage. I was amazed at the violence of his temper; She was terrified by the violence of the storm. 猛烈，暴力 暴力，猛烈，强烈

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