antiviolence

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adjective

Acting against or opposing violence.

OriginEnglish violence ← Middle English violence ← Old French violence →
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Meanings

adjectiveantiviolence (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentActing against or opposing violence.

    And one-quarter of teenagers in relationships say they have been called names or harassed by their partner through cellphones and text messages, according to a study commissioned by the clothing company Liz Claiborne, which sponsors antiviolence programs.

    2009 January 27, Stephanie Clifford, “Teaching Teenagers About Harassment”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Latinviolēns /violentus
  3. Latinviolentia
  4. Old Frenchviolence
  5. Middle Englishviolence
  6. Englishviolence
  7. Englishantiviolence

From anti- + violence.

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Translations

Portuguese antiviolência
  • antiviolênciaacting against or opposing violence
Spanish antiviolencia
  • antiviolenciaacting against or opposing violence
Cite this entry
APA

antiviolence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiviolence

MLA

“antiviolence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiviolence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiviolence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiviolence.

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