violence
/ˈvaɪələns/noun
उच्चारण वायलन्स
हिंसा
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behaviour that uses physical force to hurt or kill people or damage property
हिंसा
- There was violence in the streets after the verdict.
- domestic violence
- The leaders appealed to the public to avoid violence.
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- The film contains scenes of violence.
- The town was tense after the outbreak of violence.
Synonyms brutality force aggression
Opposite peace non-violence gentleness
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[U] formal
the strength or intensity of a feeling or a natural force
तीव्रता, प्रचंडता
- the violence of the storm
- Nobody was ready for the violence of the cyclone.
- Nobody expected the violence of the waves.
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- The violence of the wind uprooted trees.
- The violence of the earthquake shook the whole city.
Synonyms intensity ferocity fury
Opposite mildness calm
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
violence (uncountable)
Violence is uncountable and takes a singular verb; it has no plural form.
'Violence' uncountable है और singular verb लेता है; इसका plural रूप नहीं होता।
- Violence is never the answer to a dispute.
- Radhika spoke against violence on campus.
violence against / towards sb
Use against or towards for the victims of violence.
हिंसा के शिकार लोगों के लिए 'against' या 'towards' आता है।
- The law protects women from violence against them.
- Violence towards children is a crime.
the use of violence / resort to violence
Use of or resort to introduces the act of using force to settle matters.
बल प्रयोग से मामले निपटाने के लिए 'use of' या 'resort to' आता है।
- The police avoided the use of violence on the crowd.
- The protesters did not resort to violence.
violence of + nature / emotion
Violence of the storm or of a feeling means its extreme force or intensity.
तूफ़ान या भावना की 'violence' का अर्थ उसकी अत्यधिक शक्ति या तीव्रता है।
- The violence of the cyclone shocked the fishermen.
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adjective + violence
domesticsexualcommunalpoliticalmob
- Domestic violence is a serious crime under Indian law.
verb + violence
condemnincitepreventwitnessresort to
- Leaders condemned the violence in the city.
violence + noun
victimoutbreakin schoolson televisionfree
- Parents worry about violence on television.
violence + preposition
againsttowardsbetweenoverin
- Violence broke out between two groups over a parking dispute.
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- Communal violence broke out in the town after the rumour spread.
अफ़वाह फैलने के बाद शहर में सांप्रदायिक हिंसा भड़क उठी।
- Radhika's school runs a campaign against violence among teenagers.
राधिका का विद्यालय किशोरों में हिंसा के विरुद्ध अभियान चलाता है।
- Gandhiji believed that non-violence was stronger than violence.
गांधीजी मानते थे कि अहिंसा हिंसा से अधिक शक्तिशाली है।
- The film was criticised for its excessive violence.
फ़िल्म की अत्यधिक हिंसा के लिए आलोचना की गई।
- The violence of the waves destroyed the fishing boats.
लहरों की भीषणता ने मछुआरों की नावें नष्ट कर दीं।
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✗ There were many violences in the city last night.
✓ There was a lot of violence in the city last night.
Violence is uncountable and cannot be plural.
'Violence' uncountable है और उसका plural नहीं बनता।
✗ He is a violence man who fights with everyone.
✓ He is a violent man who fights with everyone.
Before a noun we need the adjective violent, not the noun violence.
Noun से पहले adjective 'violent' चाहिए, noun 'violence' नहीं।
✗ The government took strict action on violence.
✓ The government took strict action against violence.
Action directed at stopping something takes against.
किसी चीज़ को रोकने के लिए की गई कार्रवाई के साथ 'against' आता है।
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
brutality force aggression intensity ferocity fury savagery
Antonyms
peace non-violence gentleness mildness calm
AaSpelling
vi·o·lence
✓In the exam
Notes
Gandhi's non-violence (ahimsa) is a frequent GK item.
गांधी जी की non-violence (अहिंसा) GK में अक्सर पूछी जाती है।