Violence definition in English

The meaning of violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy.

Violence in Swahili

Violence in Swahili is translated as: vurugu, fujo, ghasia, tafrani, sokomoko, zogo

Examples of violence in Swahili in sentences

• Rekodi za polisi zinathibitisha historia yake ndefu ya vurugu. (Police records attest to his long history of violence.)
• Walikuwa wakibadilisha mazungumzo na ghasia. (They were substituting dialogue for violence.)
• Ulimwengu unahubiri dhidi ya ugaidi na vurugu. (The world people preach down terrorism and violence.)
• Kuna uhalifu mwingi na vurugu isiyo ya lazima kwenye TV. (There’s too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV.)
• Wapinzidi walikuwa wakitetea vurugu kwa uwazi. (Extremists were openly advocating violence.)
• Alifunga mlango kwa hasira. (He slammed the door with violence.)
• Filamu hiyo imejaa vurugu zisizo na maana. (The film is full of mindless violence.)
• Vurugu haikuwa upande mmoja. (The violence was far from one-sided.)
• Aliwasihi wasikilizaji wake kugeuka kutoka kwa vurugu. (He exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.)
• Vurugu katika filamu hiyo zilinisumbua. (The violence in the movie revolted me.)
• Kampeni hii ya uchaguzi imekuwa ikiendeshwa na vurugu. (This election campaign has been characterized by violence.)
• Kiongozi aliye na ustaarabu anapaswa kuepuka vurugu. (A civilized leader must eschew violence.)
• Vurugu kati ya pande hizo mbili zimekuwa zikiongezeka kwa kasi. (Violence between the two sides has been steadily escalating.)
• Kikundi hicho hakipendekezi utumiaji wa vurugu. (The group does not advocate the use of violence.)
• Waliwasihi waandamanaji kujiepusha na vurugu. (They appealed to the protesters to refrain from violence.)
• Kuna hatari kwamba filamu hizi zinahalalisha vurugu. (There is a danger that these films legitimize violence.)
• Filamu hiyo inasifu vita na vurugu. (The film glorifies war and violence.)
• Tunapaswa kuzuia kutokea kwa vurugu za kimwili. (We should prevent the occurrence of physical violence.)
• Watu hawa waliopotoshwa huzunguka wakihubiri vurugu. (These misguided people go around preaching up violence.)