What is the difference between violent and violence?
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Involving extreme force or motion.
Involving physical conflict.
Likely to use physical force.
Intensely vivid.
(obsolete) Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural.
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* Milton
Extreme force.
Action which causes destruction, pain, or suffering.
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(figuratively) Injustice, wrong.
(obsolete) ravishment; rape; violation
Violence is a related term of violent.
Violence is a derived term of violent.
In obsolete terms the difference between violent and violence
is that violent is an assailant while violence is ravishment; rape; violation.As an adjective violent
is involving extreme force or motion.As a verb violent
is to urge with violence.violent
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
- We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if needed.
- The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent .
- The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.
- These violent delights have violent ends.
- No violent state can be perpetual.
- Ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void.
Antonyms
* peacefulviolence
English
Noun
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Denied an education by war, passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools