violence-ridden

adjective

Dominated or plagued by violence.

“Troops were deployed in the violence-ridden province to re-establish law and order.”

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

adjectiveviolence-ridden (comparative more violence-ridden, superlative most violence-ridden)

comparative more violence-ridden · superlative most violence-ridden

  1. Dominated or plagued by violence.

    Troops were deployed in the violence-ridden province to re-establish law and order.

Origin

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

From violence + -ridden.

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APA

violence-ridden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violence-ridden

MLA

“violence-ridden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violence-ridden. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violence-ridden,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violence-ridden.

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