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say it: VAHY-uh-luhnt
violent is an adjective meaning "acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity". It is pronounced /ˈvaɪələnt/ — VAHY-uh-luhnt. It carries 5 recorded senses.
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”
marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
“fierce loyalty”
“in a tearing rage”
“vehement dislike”
“violent passions”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for violent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.