Self-violence
noun
1.
swift and intense force:
the violence of a storm.
2.
rough or injurious physical force, action, or treatment:
to die by violence.
3.
an unjust or unwarranted exertion of force or power, as against rights or laws:
to take over a government by violence.
4.
a violent act or proceeding.
5.
rough or immoderate vehemence, as of feeling or language:
the violence of his hatred.
6.
damage through distortion or unwarranted alteration:
to do editorial violence to a text.
self-violence
noun
1.
(euphemistic) suicide
noun
1.
the exercise or an instance of physical force, usually effecting or intended to effect injuries, destruction, etc
2.
powerful, untamed, or devastating force: the violence of the sea
3.
great strength of feeling, as in language, etc; fervour
4.
an unjust, unwarranted, or unlawful display of force, esp such as tends to overawe or intimidate
5.
do violence to
to inflict harm upon; damage or violate: they did violence to the prisoners
to distort or twist the sense or intention of: the reporters did violence to my speech
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