explosion of violence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexplosionandviolence
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explosion
noun
uk/ɪkˈspləʊ.ʒən/us/ɪkˈsploʊ.ʒən/
the fact of something such as a ...
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violence
noun[U]
uk/ˈvaɪə.ləns/us/ˈvaɪə.ləns/
actions or words that are intended to ...
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(Definition ofexplosionandviolencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofexplosion of violence
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Officials sought to impose their will directly, and there was a briefexplosionofviolence.
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Husayn's expulsion from the nest following the patriarchalexplosionofviolenceis meant to disturb.
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The result was 'latent and widespread xenophobia' which the authors consider to be a crucial factor behind theexplosionofviolencein the early 1990s.
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We have had illustrations of it throughout history: there is always one lastexplosionofviolence.
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We forecast with unhappy precision almost exactly the tragicexplosionofviolencethat occurred a few months later, 10 years ago.
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Theexplosionofviolencetook the government by surprise.
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That, in itself, is a proof that, as a people, we are not subject, as are other nations, to the ultimate explosions of violence.
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Only by having a doctrine that is a reality can we have a society that will remain civilised and settle its disputes without regular and increasingly severe explosions of violence.
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Then, of course, there are the frequent explosions of violence from the left, when mob psychology leads to something more frightening than confusing, and becomes an actual, literal mob.
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