1 involving or caused by physical force that is intended to hurt or kill sb:
violent crime * Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. * to die / meet with a violent death (for example, to be murdered) * Her husband was a violent man. * The crowd suddenly turned violent. * Children should not be allowed to watch violent movies (= that show a lot of violence).
2 showing or caused by very strong emotion:
There was a violent reaction from the public.
3 very strong and sudden:
I took a violent dislike to him. * a violent explosion / storm * a violent change / upheaval * a violent headache
4 (of a colour) extremely bright:
Her dress was a violent pink.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is violent a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, violent is tagged as adjective.
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