violence
n. uncountablen. actions or words that are intended to hurt people or damage things. It is often used to describe physical fighting or very strong force.
n. the exercise of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Often used to describe intense emotional or natural force in a metaphorical sense.
The movie contains scenes of intense violence.
The government is working hard to reduce the level of violence in the city's most dangerous neighborhoods.
Historians often debate whether the inherent violence of the revolution was a necessary catalyst for change or an avoidable tragedy that scarred the nation's psyche.
From Middle English violence, from Old French violence, from Latin violentia, from adjective violentus, see violent. Displaced native Old English stræc.
Primarily uncountable; however, it can be used with an indefinite article when referring to a specific instance or type of violent act.