violence
/ˈvʌɪəl(ə)ns/
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vio - lence -> violence
(n) အကြမ်းဖက်မှု
၁။ (က) ကြမ်းကြုတ်သော။ ရက်စက် ကြမ်းကြုတ်သော။ ရုန့်ကြမ်းသော။ ပြင်းထန်သော။ violent crime ❍ a violent attack/assault/struggle ❍ meet with/die a violent death (eg be murdered) ❍ watch a violent film (ie one in which many people are hurt or killed) ❍ Students were involved in violent clashes with the police. ❍ He has a tendency to become/turn violent. (ခ) ပြင်းထန်သော။ ရုန့်ကြမ်းသော။ fly into a violent rage ❍ use violent language ❍ take a violent dislike to sb.
၂။ ပြင်းထန်သော။ violent winds/storms/earthquakes ❍ violent toothache ❍ a violent contrast/change.
❏ violence /-ǝns/ n [U]
၁။ (က) အကြမ်းဖက်မှု။ ရက်စက် ကြမ်းကြုတ်မှု။ crimes/acts/outbreaks/threats of violence ❍ condemn the use of violence against demonstrators ❍ TV violence/violence on TV ❍ They are ready to do violence to anyone who stands in their way. (ခ) ပြင်းပြင်းထန်ထန် (ဖြစ်ခြင်း)။ views expressed with some violence.
၂။ ပြင်းထန်မှု။ the violence of the storm/crash.
❏ violently adv ပြင်းပြင်းထန်ထန်။ သဲသဲမဲ မဲ။ သဲကြီး မဲ ကြီး။ kick/struggle/react violently ❍ be violently ill/sick ❍ He fell violently in love with her.
- There were violent confrontations on the streets last night.
- Victims of violent and abusive behaviour
- Statistics show a fall in both violent and non-violent crime.
- When he’s been drinking, he’s likely to get violent.
- A violent film
- Violent cramps/diarrhoea
- A violent coughing fit
- Violent grief
- A violent argument
- The show provoked a violent reaction in some sections of the press.
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