violence
Force causing harm
Violence is physical force that causes damage or harm.
Except when the bringer of violence is inanimate (the violence of the storm), violence is usually intentional and viewed negatively.
The phrase domestic violence refers to violence in a household, directed against a spouse, parent, or child.
Violence is associated with war, terrorism, civil unrest, and crime.
The associated adjective is violent.
Violent offensive act
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- attackAggressive act against another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- punchingStriking with closed fist
kicking · stabbing · shooting · hitting · brawling · mugging · ambush · slapping
Extreme, violent cruelty
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- barbarismSavage, uncivilized behavior
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- ferocityExtreme violent intensity
atrocity · bloodshed · torture · sadism · ruthlessness · inhumanity · mercilessness · massacre
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- threatIndication of potential harm
- menaceSource of potential harm
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
harassment · terrorizing · psychological · verbal abuse · aggression · hostility · rage · fury
Causing another's death
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- gangOrganized criminal group
robbery · carjacking · hate crime · lynching · mass shooting · rampage · serial killing · femicide
Lasting psychological wound
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- victimOne harmed by another
- fatalityDeath from accident
casualty · death · suffering · pain · damage · destruction · devastation · aftermath
Armed struggle between groups
- battleArmed military engagement
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
clash · skirmish · warfare · siege · bombing · shelling · military · armed
Violent public disturbance
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
looting · arson · mob · civil unrest · protest · demonstration · clashes · crackdown
Unjust exercise of power
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- exploitationSelfish use of others
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
apartheid · subjugation · enslavement · ethnic cleansing · forced displacement · structural · institutional · authoritarian
assault
Violent offensive act
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- attackAggressive act against another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
punching · kicking · stabbing · shooting · hitting · brawling · mugging · ambush · slapping · choking
savagery
Extreme, violent cruelty
- crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition
- barbarismSavage, uncivilized behavior
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
ferocity · atrocity · bloodshed · torture · sadism · ruthlessness · inhumanity · mercilessness · massacre · slaughter
intimidation
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- threatIndication of potential harm
- menaceSource of potential harm
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
bullying · harassment · terrorizing · psychological · verbal abuse · aggression · hostility · rage · fury · wrath
homicide
Causing another's death
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- manslaughterUnlawful killing without forethought
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
gang · robbery · carjacking · hate crime · lynching · mass shooting · rampage · serial killing · femicide · infanticide
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
fatality · casualty · death · suffering · pain · damage · destruction · devastation · aftermath · survivor
war
Armed struggle between groups
hostilities · clash · skirmish · warfare · siege · bombing · shelling · military · armed · guerrilla
riot
Violent public disturbance
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
- revoltOrganized resistance to power
rebellion · looting · arson · mob · civil unrest · protest · demonstration · clashes · crackdown · suppression
oppression
Unjust exercise of power
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- exploitationSelfish use of others
colonialism · apartheid · subjugation · enslavement · ethnic cleansing · forced displacement · structural · institutional · authoritarian · tyranny
- aggressionhostility, attack, fight, combativeness, aggression
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- social issuesinequality, racism, poverty, illiteracy, homelessness
- warcombat, warfare, battle scenes, battles, soldier
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- dangersdanger, peril, hazard, risk, menace
violencenonviolence
Principled rejection of force
pacifism · peaceful resistance · nonviolent resistance · passive resistance · diplomacy
violencepeace
Freedom from disturbance
peacefulness · tranquility · harmony · calm · serenity
violencegentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
mildness · tenderness · softness · kindness · compassion
- domestic violenceAbuse between household members
- gun violenceHarm inflicted using firearms
- sectarian violenceConflict between religious factions
- violent crimeOffense involving force or threat
- physical violenceForceful bodily harm
- graphic violence
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