violence in WordNet English dictionary

1. the property of being wild or turbulent
   "the storm's violence"
   ferocity  fierceness  furiousness  fury  vehemence  violence  wildness 
   
2. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
   "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
   violence  force 
   
3. a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
   violence