English-Spanish translations for violent

• violento
  Señor Presidente, Kenia posee un violento pasado. Mr President, Kenya has a violent past.
  El extremismo violento se extiende más allá de la región. Violent extremism extends beyond the region.
  El extremismo violento se está extendiendo más allá de la región. Violent extremism is spreading beyond the region.

Definition of violent

• Involving extreme force or motion
• Involving physical conflict
• Likely to use physical force
• Intensely vivid
• Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural
• To urge with violence
• An assailant

Examples

• A violent wind ripped the branch from the tree.
• We would rather negotiate, but we will use violent means if necessary.
• The escaped prisoners are considered extremely violent.
• The artist expressed his emotional theme through violent colors.

Related words

• violently
• nonviolent
• non-violent
• hyperviolent
• violent criminal
• violent temper
• violent death
• violent language
• violent storm