Violence meaning

What does “violence” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“violence” is a noun with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists).

violence

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
“he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one”
Synonymsforce
the property of being wild or turbulent
“the storm's violence”
Synonymsferocity fierceness furiousness fury vehemence wildness
a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University