violence

Definition for violence

noun as in extreme force, intensity

Strongest matches

assault, attack, bloodshed, brutality, clash, confusion, cruelty, disorder, disturbance, fighting, rampage, struggle, terrorism

Strong matches

abandon, acuteness, bestiality, blowup, coercion, compulsion, constraint, destructiveness, duress, ferocity, fervor, fierceness, flap, frenzy, fury, fuss, harshness, murderousness, onslaught, passion, power, roughness, ruckus, rumble, savagery, severity, sharpness, storm, storminess, tumult, turbulence, uproar, vehemence, wildness

Weak matches

brute force, foul play, raging

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Ecuador has been struggling to contain a wave of gang violence that has seen it transformed from one of the safest nations in Latin America to one of the deadliest.

From BBC

Recently the White House threatened to punish what they alleged was a left-wing network that funds and incites violence.

From Los Angeles Times

“If we were to abolish ICE and devote the money to those things, we’d have lower violence and crime.”

From Los Angeles Times

The deeply partisan event was reflective of how Kirk's death has laid bare the extreme political divisions in America, with many on the right casting blame on the left for stoking political violence.

From BBC

"The market is growing in capacity and demand, " says Daniel Hiller, underwriter, and group head of terrorism and political violence at insurer Munich Re Specialty.

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