Definition of violent Violent
/vajˈʌlʌnt/ - [vayulunt] - vi•o•lent
We found 20 definitions of violent from 5 different sources.
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What does violent mean?
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Adjectiveviolent, violenter, violentest |
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| 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" | ||
| nonviolent achieved without bloodshed; "an unbloody transfer of power" | ||
| hostile unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid" | ||
| unpeaceful not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage" | ||
| convulsive affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" | ||
| ferocious, furious, fierce, savage marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" | ||
| raging, hot very severe; "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache" | ||
| knock-down-and-drag-out, knockdown-dragout extremely violent; "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight" | ||
| lashing violently urging on by whipping or flogging; "looked at the lashing riders" | ||
| lurid shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke; "a lurid sunset"; "lurid flames" | ||
| rampageous displaying raging violence; often destructive; "the hot rampageous horses of my will"- W.H.Auden | ||
| ruffianly, tough violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs" | ||
| 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" | ||
| wild | ||
| intense (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue" | ||
| 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" | ||
| 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 Strode | ||
| crimson, red | ||
| bloody 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 - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" | ||
| fierce, tearing, vehement, trigger-happy | ||
| intense (of color) having the highest saturation; "vivid green"; "intense blue" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- violent (a.)
Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease. - violent (a.)
Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech. - violent (a.)
Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal. - violent (n.)
An assailant. - violent (v. t.)
To urge with violence. - violent (v. i.)
To be violent; to act violently.
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Taking actions, usually deliberate and characterized by violence, that cause or intend to cause injury to people, animals, or non-living objects - often associated with aggression. -
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(of an emotion or natural force) very strong or powerful; acting with or marked by great force or energy or emotional intensity.
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