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Vehemence vs Violence - What's the difference?

vehemence | violence | Related terms |

Vehemence is a related term of violence.


As nouns the difference between vehemence and violence

is that vehemence is vehemence while violence is extreme force.

vehemence

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An intense concentration, force or power.
  • The bear attacked with vengeance and vehemence .
  • A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury.
  • His response was bursting with hatred and vehemence .
  • Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.
  • Synonyms

    * See also

    violence

    English

    Noun

  • Extreme force.
  • Action which causes destruction, pain, or suffering.
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  • Widespread fighting.
  • (figuratively) Injustice, wrong.
  • (obsolete) ravishment; rape; violation
  • Hypernyms

    * (extreme force) force

    Antonyms

    * peace, nonviolence

    See also

    * domestic violence * reverse domestic violence ----