English · Word Candidate

violence

/ˈvaɪ.(ə.)ləns/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: violences · violencing · violenced

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Extreme force.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Lực lượng cực đoan

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Noun

Examples

The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động thể chất gây hủy hoại, tổn hại, đau đớn hoặc khổ sở

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Noun

Examples

We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To subject to violence.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Bị áp đặt bạo lực

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Verb

Examples

The key general point is that the idea of the agendered, asexual, aviolenced worker is a fiction; workers and organizational members do not exist in social abstraction; they are gendered, sexualed and violenced, partly by their position ...

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “violence” mean?

Extreme force.

Is “violence” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.