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Meanings of vehemence in English

Portuguese
violência
Catalan
fúria
Spanish
violencia

The property of being wild or turbulent.

      violência
      Portuguese
      ênfase
      Spanish
      énfasis

      Intensity or forcefulness of expression.

            ênfase
            Usage of vehemence in English
            1
            Novelty captivates the superficial and thoughtless; vehemence delights the discontented and turbulent.
            The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Eleven Volumes, Volume 06 ...
            2
            In more political mid-century work he blows and drums with impressive vehemence.
            The Guardian
            3
            His temper partook of the general strength and vehemence of his character.
            Isaac T. Hopper: A True Life
            4
            The old boatswain and the Portygees swung upon the lines with vehemence.
            Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod
            5
            He was startled by the vehemence of Jack's reaction to the situation.
            Journey
            6
            The multitude enjoyed its sharp, short, stinging paragraphs; its vim and vehemence.
            The Vigilance Committee of 1856
            7
            I always distrusted the vehemence with which he took the Confederate side.
            With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War
            8
            The Comtesse smiled through her tears at the vehemence of her friend.
            The Scarlet Pimpernel
            9
            Sage Jeannin did his best to pacify the vehemence of the commissioners.
            History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
            10
            But now this natural vehemence was restrained by great and sincere piety.
            The Knights of the Cross, or, Krzyzacy: Historical Romance
            11
            Hazen had shut the door with such vehemence that it had rebounded.
            Bruce
            12
            He didn't seem the least bit disconcerted or distressed by her vehemence.
            Do you take this rebel?
            13
            He paused a moment, then went on in a climax of vehemence.
            The Tyranny of Weakness
            14
            England had plunged into the new order of things with headlong vehemence.
            Democracy in America — Volume 1
            15
            But Gatien now rode up with the vehemence of a duped lover.
            The Muse of the Department
            16
            We began to sing one of our marching songs with deliberate vehemence:
            The forgotten soldier
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            Vehemence through the time
            Vehemence across language varieties
            United Kingdom
            Common
            United States of America
            Less common