Attack and Violence

Attack

Attack noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

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Violence and attack are semantically related In some cases you can use "Violence" instead a noun "Attack".

Violence noun - The use of brute strength to cause harm to a person or property.

Usage example: the police believe that the woman died of natural causes rather than as a result of violence

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Attack and violence are semantically related in intensity topic. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a noun "Violence".

Nearby Words: violent, violently

good	good attack	good violence
high	high attack	high violence
physical	physical attack	physical violence
mass	mass attack	mass violence
Other adjectives: direct, original, brutal, heavy, strong, actual, real, lethal, random, said, sudden.

The teens react to defiance with violence and attack animals for fun.

Source: Always Chaotic Evil
Burn uses a similar device to force Santa's Little Helper to watch scenes of terrible violence in an attempt to make him a vicious attack dog.

Source: Forced to Watch
If one is under physical attack, there is often no way to reasonably stop them without violence, so the rules against harming or killing others is suspended because it is absolutely necessary.

Source: Violence Really Is the Answer

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