violence as in an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

• "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

Synonyms

• forceto cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means; urge or force (a person) to an action; move with force; impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; do forcibly; take by force; a powerful effect or influence; (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; physical energy or intensity; group of people willing to obey orders; a unit that is part of some military service; an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority; a group of people having the power of effective action; (of a law) having legal validity; a putout of a base runner who is required to run

violence as in the property of being wild or turbulent

• "the storm's violence"

Synonyms

• ferocitythe property of being wild or turbulent
• fiercenessthe property of being wild or turbulent
• furiousnessthe property of being wild or turbulent
• furya feeling of intense anger; state of violent mental agitation ; the property of being wild or turbulent; (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
• vehemenceintensity or forcefulness of expression; the property of being wild or turbulent
• wildnessa feeling of extreme emotional intensity; the property of being wild or turbulent; an unruly disposition to do as one pleases; an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature

violence as in a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.