violence

/ˈvaɪələns/ noun [U]

Translation

CAUSING HURT › when someone tries to hurt or kill someone else

şiddet, sertlik kaba kuvvet kullanma

an act of violence A number of people were killed in the violence. Violence against women has increased in recent years.994

EXTREME FORCE › extreme force and energy, especially of something causing damage

şiddet, zor, zorbalık

Such was the violence of the explosion that three buildings collapsed.994

(Definition of violence noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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