Dictionary Check: violence

"violence" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

Example: "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
Synonyms:
noun

the property of being wild or turbulent

Example: "the storm's violence"
noun

a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.

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