violence
US /ˈvaɪələns/
Definition
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The film was criticized for showing too much violence.
Word Family
Synonyms
- aggressiona disposition to behave aggressively
- forcea powerful effect or influence
Collocations
- Easy acts of violenceto acts of violence, meaning to perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
- Medium workplace violence prevention policydescribing workplace violence prevention policy (a place where work is done)
- Hard escalation of political violence threatens democracydescribing escalation of political violence threatens democracy (an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy)
- Very Hard do violence to the very spirit of the constitutionto perform or carry out an activity regarding violence to the very spirit of the constitution
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.