ultra-violence
noun[U]
(alsoultraviolence)uk/ˌʌl.trəˈvaɪə.ləns/us/ˌʌl.trəˈvaɪə.ləns/the use ofextremeforcetohurtorkillpeople:
Thefilmis astrangemixtureofgentlehumourandshockingultra-violence.
Thenovelisnotoriousforitsscenesof ultraviolence.
- Thecountryis beingtornapartbypoverty,chaos, and ultra-violence.
- It is thekindof ultra-violence that hasunfortunatelybecomethenorminactionmovies.
- Thecouplesmashedup each other's possessions in ashockingdisplayof ultraviolence.
Violent or aggressive
- aggressive
- aggressively
- aggressiveness
- aggro
- agonistic
- ferocity
- fierce
- fierceness
- fighting words
- flex
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- rabble-rousing
- raging
- Rambo
- viciousness
- violence
- warlike
- warmonger
- warmongering