violent
adjective
- acting with or characterized by great physical force, so as to injure, damage, or destroy
- acting or characterized by force unlawfully or callously used
- caused by violence: a violent death
- showing, or resulting from, strong feeling or emotion; vehement; furious: violent language
- emotionally disturbed to an uncontrollable degree
- extreme; intense; very strong: a violent storm
- tending to distort the meaning: to put a violent construction on a text
See violent in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(vīˈə-lənt)
adjective- Marked by, acting with, or resulting from great force: a violent attack.
- Having or showing great emotional force: violent dislike.
- Marked by intensity; extreme: violent pain; a violent squall. See Synonyms at intense.
- Caused by unexpected force or injury rather than by natural causes: a violent death.
- Tending to distort or injure meaning, phrasing, or intent.
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