Violent

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.2 Translations 1.3 Related Terms 1.4 Antonyms

English

Adjective

1. Involving extreme force or motion.

   A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.

2. Involving physical conflict.

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

3. Likely to use physical force.

   The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.

4. enormous; gigantic; immense
   • 1963 - A. S. Hornby, E. V. Gatenby and H. Wakefield, The Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English, Oxford University Press, second edition

   orgasm ['ɔːgæzəm] n. [C] violent excitement, esp. the crisis of sexual excitement during intercourse

Translations

• Finnish: väkivaltainen (2,3)
• French: violent m (1, 2, 3), violente f (1, 2, 3)
• Russian: жестокий
• German: gewaltig (1,4), gewalttätig (3), gewaltsam (1,2)

Related Terms

• violence

Antonyms

• peaceful