What does “violence” mean?
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nounphysical force used to hurt people or damage things
The movie has too much violence.
Violence at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈvaɪələns/ · VY-uh-luhns
How to use “violence” correctly
“Violence” is uncountable: “a lot of violence”, not “many violences”.
Common phrases with “violence”
- act of violence
- domestic violence
- gun violence
- use violence
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
Word family
- violent
- violently
- violate
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