## Meanings
1. Using physical force meant to hurt or damage.
2. Likely to use physical force to harm others.
3. Involving extreme force or motion.
4. Very strong or intense, especially in emotion.
5. (of colours) very bright and intense.

## Examples
- He was arrested for a violent attack on a neighbour.
- The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.
- A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
- She felt a violent urge to scream.
- The artist filled the canvas with violent colours.

## Antonyms
- peaceful

## Derived Forms
- non-violent
- silent-but-violent
- violentism

## Related Forms
- violence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: violent
- Root: violentus

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s Proto-Italic *wīs Latin vīs Latin violō Latin -entus Latin violentusbor. Old French violentbor. Middle English violent English violent From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). Displaced native Old English stræc. For the verb, compare French violenter.

## AI Etymology
Violent: The etymological chain runs Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁- -> Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁s -> Proto-Italic *wīs -> Latin vīs -> Latin violō -> Latin -entus -> Latin violentus -> Old French violent -> Middle English violent -> English violent. From Middle English violent, from Old French violent, from Latin violentus, from vīs (“strength”). Displaced native Old English stræc. For the verb, compare French violenter. In present-day use, it can mean using physical force meant to hurt or damage, or likely to use physical force to harm others.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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