Definitions
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English violence, borrowed from Old French violence, borrowed from Latin violentia, from violēns (“violent”) + -ia. See violent. Displaced native Old English stræc.
Used in a sentence
“The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.”
“Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence:[…]”
“We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Physical force”8 letters
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