violence
/ˈvaɪ(ə)lən(t)s/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To subject to violence.
Example Sentences
- "The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive."
- "Some others get a rotten wheele, all worne and cast aside, Which covered round about with strawe, and tow, they closely hide: And caryed to some mountaines top, being all with fire light, They hurle it down with violence, when darke appeares the night"
- "Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence:[…]"
- "A "passenger/goods" cock is provided in each cab, by which, when placed in the "goods" position, the normal proportional brake application is slowed down. This is for use when hauling an unbraked or partially braked train, and prevents the unbraked stock from running into the locomotive or braked portion of the train with violence."
- "We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts."
- "There is nothing unique or magical about the Middle East; it shares xenophobias and violences with all the rest of the world!"
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin violēns /violentus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin violentiabor. Old French violencebor. Middle English violence English violence 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.