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Another word for violence

violence Synonyms

violence

n.

Violent disturbance
rampage, tumult, disorder, clash, onslaught, struggle, destruction; see also confusion 1, disturbance 2, uproar.
Violent conduct
fury, force, vehemence, injury, frenzy, brutality, savagery; see also intensity 1.

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Another word for violence

noun

Power used to overcome resistance:
coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure, strength. See attack
Exceptionally great concentration, power, or force, especially in activity:
depth (often used in plural), ferociousness, ferocity, fierceness, fury, intensity, pitch, severity, vehemence, vehemency. See big, strong

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Where did all the anger and violence come from?
The police blamed street violence though the neighborhood was wrong and girl had no known gang involvement.
In reply to a complaint of his violence he cried, "Come, come, I will put an end to your prating.
I tried to force from my memory the mayhem and violence Grasso had wrought across the country.
Each passing year brought the mayhem further northward, causing the old timers and the local newspaper to fret for the good old days when violence was no worse than a dog fight.

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