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violent definition

vio·lent (-lənt)

adjective

    1. acting with or characterized by great physical force, so as to injure, damage, or destroy
    2. acting or characterized by force unlawfully or callously used
  2. caused by violence a violent death
    1. showing, or resulting from, strong feeling or emotion; vehement; furious violent language
    2. emotionally disturbed to an uncontrollable degree
  4. extreme; intense; very strong a violent storm
  5. tending to distort the meaning to put a violent construction on a text

Etymology: ME < MFr < L violentus, violent, akin to violare, to violate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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