violent

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
  2. adjective effected by force or injury rather than natural causes
  3. adjective (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud

Etymology

From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). Displaced native Old English stræc. For the verb, compare French violenter.

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