violence
Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
Example
“We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.”
Other meanings
Widespread fighting.
“Violence between the government and the rebels continues.”
A perceived injustice, especially in the context of social justice.
“The translation does violence to the original novel.”
Related words
- do violence to
- intimate partner violence
- male-pattern violence
- non-violence
- police violence
- self-violence
- sexual violence
- silence is violence
- spiritual violence
- violence-ridden
- choose violence
- I choose violence
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “violence” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.