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[ˈvʌɪələns], (Noun)
Definitions:
- behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
(e.g: violence erupted in protest marches)
- strength of emotion or of a destructive natural force
(e.g: the violence of her own feelings)
Phrases:
- do violence to
Origin
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Middle English: via Old French from Latin violentia, from violent- ‘vehement, violent’ (see violent)
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