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Violence vs Intimidation - What's the difference?

violence | intimidation |

As nouns the difference between violence and intimidation

is that violence is extreme force while intimidation is the act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation.

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

    • Related terms

    * violent * violate * violation

    Hypernyms

    * (extreme force) force

    Antonyms

    * peace, nonviolence

    See also

    * domestic violence * reverse domestic violence ----

    intimidation

    English

    Noun

    (intimidations)
  • The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation.

    • Related terms

    * intimidate * intimidating * intimidatingly

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