Violence Police People ˈvaɪələns Domestic Family Noun Killing

• police do not think this killing was a random act of violence.
• he condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police.
• domestic violence (= between family members)
• these people live under a constant threat of violence.

violence

1. violent behaviour that is intended to hurt or kill somebody
• Police do not think this killing was a random act of violence.
• He condemned the protesters' use of violence against the police.
• domestic violence (= between family members)
• These people live under a constant threat of violence.
• Our organization works with victims of violence.
• Why do they always have to resort to violence?
• Violence broke out inside the prison last night.
• Violence erupted between police and demonstrators.
• Is there too much sex and violence on TV?

Extra Examples

• Charlie was threatening violence against them both.
• Children who witness violence between parents often develop problems.
• Don't buy toys that glorify violence.
• Hatred breeds violence.
• He had a short temper and was prone to outbursts of violence.
• In spite of sporadic violence, polling was largely orderly.
• It was a predictable death for a man who had lived a life of violence.
• Letters poured in complaining about the gratuitous violence on the show.
• Observers have warned that the violence could escalate into armed conflict.
• Political violence killed 29 people last week.
• She had suffered years of violence and abuse.
• TV violence threatens the health and welfare of young people.
• The demonstration was marred by violence.
• The enthusiasm of the protest spilled over into violence.
• The former leader of the terrorist group has called for an end to the violence.
• The peasants believed their only choice was to resort to violence.
• The police are bracing themselves for an outbreak of violence.
• There are fears of fresh violence if the strike continues.
• There was surprisingly little graphic violence in the film.
• They use their religion to justify violence
• Troops were called in to quell the violence.
• UN peacekeepers are struggling to contain the escalating violence.
• Under no circumstances should police use violence against protesters.
• We are all capable of violence in certain circumstances.
• We have to make people realize that violence only begets more violence.
• We need to bring an end to the deadly violence in the region.
• a refuge for victims of domestic violence
• a wave of hate violence and discrimination against migrant workers
• attempts to rescue the country from endemic violence
• people who inflict violence on animals
• the men of violence who start wars
• violence among football supporters
• violence among young men
• violence between rival ethnic groups
• violence perpetrated by the army
• violence towards ethnic minorities
• violence within the family
2. physical or emotional force and energy
• The violence of her feelings surprised him.
• the violence of the eruption
• He reacted to the idea with some violence.
3. to damage something or have a bad effect on it
• This version of the play does violence to Shakespeare's text.

Word Origin

• Middle English: via Old French from Latin violentia, from violent- ‘vehement, violent’.