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counter-violence noun[ U ] (alsocounterviolence)uk /ˈkaʊn.təˌvaɪə.ləns/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌvaɪə.ləns/ violence that is done as a reaction to previous violence: The cycle of violence and counter-violence needs to stop. We know that violence breeds counterviolence. We are continually bombarded with images of violence and counter-violence. Additional police units were brought in to put an end to the wave of counter-violence. We are going through a cycle of violence and counterviolence which may lead to outright war. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Violent or aggressive abusively aggressive aggressively aggressiveness aggro ferocity fierce fierceness fighting words flex proactive aggression pugnacious pugnaciously pugnacity punky vicious viciously viciousness violence warlike |