Definition of violent

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Violent (a.) Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech..

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Rank :: Rank (superl.) Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy..
Violate :: Violate (v. t.) To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
Conquer :: Conquer (v. t.) To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish.
Moodiness :: Moodiness (n.) The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods..
Explode :: Explode (v. i.) To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or vapor; to burst violently into flame; as gunpowder explodes.
Collision :: Collision (n.) The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing..
Fulminating :: Fulminating (a.) Thundering; exploding in a peculiarly sudden or violent manner.
Plunge :: Plunge (v. i.) To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently forward, as a horse does..
Palpitate :: Palpitate (v. i.) To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from excitement..
Sneeze :: Sneeze (n.) A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose..
Wail :: Wail (n.) Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.
Seizure :: Seizure (n.) The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as, the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc..
Drastic :: Drastic (n.) A violent purgative. See Cathartic.
Pampero :: Pampero (n.) A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often doing great damage..
Tempest :: Tempest (n.) Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions..
Toss :: Toss (v. t.) To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head..
Jacobinism :: Jacobinism (n.) The principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious opposition to legitimate government.
Cough :: Cough (v. i.) To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner..
Shog :: Shog (n.) A shock; a jog; a violent concussion or impulse.
Seditious :: Seditious (a.) Disposed to arouse, or take part in, violent opposition to lawful authority; turbulent; factious; guilty of sedition; as, seditious citizens..
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