Meaning & Definition of Violent in English

1. Acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

• "A violent attack"

• "A violent person"

• "Violent feelings"

• "A violent rage"

• "Felt a violent dislike"

2. Effected by force or injury rather than natural causes

• "A violent death"

3. (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud

• "A violent clash of colors"

• "Her dress was a violent red"

• "A violent noise"

• "Wild colors"

• "Wild shouts"

4. Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions

• Inclined to react violently

• Fervid

• "Fierce loyalty"

• "In a tearing rage"

• "Vehement dislike"

• "Violent passions"

5. Characterized by violence or bloodshed

• "Writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- andrea parke

• "Fann'd by conquest's crimson wing"- thomas gray

• "Convulsed with red rage"- hudson strode