Definition of violent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that's violent involves physical force or emotional intensity. If you hate violent movies, it means that you don't want to watch scenes of people being hurt or killed. Ph
1. acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force. 2. characterized by or caused by injurious or destructive force: a violent death. 3. intense in force, effect,
There are 31 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word violent, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
If you describe something as violent, you mean that it is said, done, or felt very strongly. Violent opposition to the plan continues. He had violent stomach pains. ...an outburst