Meaning

6 senses
  1. Involving extreme force or motion.

    A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.

    heftig, gewaltig, brutal

    неи́стовыйneístovyj

  2. Involving physical conflict.

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

    наси́льственныйnasílʹstvennyj

    наси́льницькийnasýlʹnycʹkyj, наси́льнийnasýlʹnyj

  3. Likely to use physical force.

    The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.

    gewaltbereit

    жесто́кийžestókij

  4. Intensely vivid.

    The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.

    his violent objections to the plan

    grell

    (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud

  5. Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.

    1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth and no violent state by his own Maxim, can be perpetual,

    effected by force or injury rather than natural causes

  6. Acute, extreme, sharp.

    a violent headache

Examples

307 sentences
  1. I'm not violent.

    Я не жорстокий.

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  2. Tom is violent.

    Том жорстокий.

    deTom ist gewalttätig.

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  3. Tom has a violent streak.

    У Тома є злісна жилка.

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  4. Tom doesn't like watching violent movies.

    ruТом не любит смотреть фильмы с насилием.

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  5. Tom isn't normally a violent person.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
involving physical conflict:
Русский
By meaning 3
involving extreme force or motion:
involving physical conflict:
likely to use physical force:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
involving extreme force or motion:
likely to use physical force:
intensely vivid:

Origin

From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“str

From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). Displaced native Old English stræc. For the verb, compare French violenter.

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Forms

violenter/more violent, violentest/most violent
Comparativeviolenter / more violent Lesson
Superlativeviolentest / most violent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

15 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • become violent
  • violent person
  • got violent

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
violent — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto