Offensive and Violence

Offensive

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

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

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

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

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Offensive and violence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offensive" instead a noun "Violence".

Nearby Words: violent, violently

high	high offensive	high violence
original	original offensive	original violence
strong	strong offensive	strong violence
real	real offensive	real violence
Other adjectives: serious, little, bad, general, political, outright, worst, sudden, over-the-top.

Angel Cop was rated "14" in Nova Scotia when released in separate volumes for violence and offensive language.

Source: Same Content, Different Rating
If you beat it after this, it scolds you for "using violence to solve your problems" and then drops one of the most powerful offensive accessories in the game.

Source: Gaia's Vengeance
The song Love The Way You Lie by Eminem and Rihanna is heavily censored on radio stations to get rid of offensive language and references to violence against women.

Source: Censored for Comedy

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