violent

About 20.92 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Involving extreme force or motion.

   A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.

2. adjective Involving physical conflict.

   We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary.

3. adjective Likely to use physical force.

   The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.

4. adjective Intensely vivid.

   The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.

5. adjective Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
6. adjective Acute, extreme, sharp.

   a violent headache

7. verb To urge with violence.
8. noun An assailant.

Similar words

intense fierce ferocious rampageous raging knockdown-dragout ruffianly furious vehement tough

Often followed by

and crime death behavior crimes or in action acts

Word family

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