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Meanings of
vehemence
in English
Portuguese
violência
Catalan
fúria
Spanish
violencia
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The property of being wild or turbulent.
violence
fury
ferocity
fierceness
wildness
furiousness
Portuguese
violência
Portuguese
ênfase
Spanish
énfasis
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Intensity or forcefulness of expression.
emphasis
Portuguese
ênfase
Usage of
vehemence
in English
1
Novelty captivates the superficial and thoughtless;
vehemence
delights the discontented and turbulent.
2
In more political mid-century work he blows and drums with impressive
vehemence
.
3
His temper partook of the general strength and
vehemence
of his character.
4
The old boatswain and the Portygees swung upon the lines with
vehemence
.
5
He was startled by the
vehemence
of Jack's reaction to the situation.
6
The multitude enjoyed its sharp, short, stinging paragraphs; its vim and
vehemence
.
7
I always distrusted the
vehemence
with which he took the Confederate side.
8
The Comtesse smiled through her tears at the
vehemence
of her friend.
9
Sage Jeannin did his best to pacify the
vehemence
of the commissioners.
10
But now this natural
vehemence
was restrained by great and sincere piety.
11
Hazen had shut the door with such
vehemence
that it had rebounded.
12
He didn't seem the least bit disconcerted or distressed by her
vehemence
.
13
He paused a moment, then went on in a climax of
vehemence
.
14
England had plunged into the new order of things with headlong
vehemence
.
15
But Gatien now rode up with the
vehemence
of a duped lover.
16
We began to sing one of our marching songs with deliberate
vehemence
:
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
vehemence
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
sudden vehemence
great vehemence
such vehemence
passionate vehemence
own vehemence
More collocations
Translations for
vehemence
Portuguese
violência
ênfase
veemência
Catalan
fúria
bravura
bravesa
violència
Spanish
violencia
fuerza
furia
énfasis
vehemencia
Vehemence
through the time
Vehemence
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common