Stimulus and Violence

Stimulus

Stimulus noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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

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

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

Nearby Words: violent, violently

emotional	emotional stimulus	emotional violence
physical	physical stimulus	physical violence
direct	direct stimulus	direct violence
constant	constant stimulus	constant violence
Other adjectives: extreme, sexual, immediate, less, random, sudden.

While the changes in Vertigo publishing policy were the immediate stimulus, it was also recognised that some mainstream DCU titles had come to include just as much graphic violence and horror as Vertigo titles, making the ban appear hypocritical.

Source: Exiled from Continuity

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