violent

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Meaning

Synonyms

wild
B1
vehement
brutal
C1
fierce
C1
strong
A2
impetuous
25k
intense
B2
furious
C1
rude
B1
severe
B2
cruel
B2
terrible
A2
rough
B1
savage
C1
harsh
B2
ferocious
C2
raging
C1
serious
A1
forcible
45k
turbulent
21k
hard
A1
fiery
C2
excessive
C1
powerful
B1
stormy
C2
angry
A2
😠
rage
B2
😡
bad-tempered
36k
ardent
24k
boisterous
35k
passionate
C1
vulgar
C1
drastic
C2
tearing
C1
irascible
tremendous
C1
abrupt
20k
sudden
B1
crude
C1
awful
B1
frantic
C2
fervent
32k
rash
C1
quarrelling
29k
aggressive
B2
quarrelsome
red
A1
brute
C1
mad
A2
extreme
B2
Translations

violent
violento
violento
violento
gewalttätig
heftig

βίαιος

ungestüm
veemente
impetuoso
gewaltsam
violent
gewelddadig
wild
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
violent
Cognate with French
French
violenter
In summary

From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). Displaced native Old English stræc. For the verb, compare French violenter.

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