anti-violence

adjective

an·​ti-vi·​o·​lence
ˌan-tē-ˈvī-lən(t)s,
-ˈvī-ə- How to pronounce anti-violence (audio)
ˌan-tī-
variants or less commonly antiviolence
: acting against or opposing violence
anti-violence initiatives
an anti-violence rally
There's an emerging alliance of anti-pornography and anti-violence feminists with therapists who diagnose and treat child abuse …Wendy Kaminer

Examples of anti-violence in a Sentence

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My goal was to use anti-violence music to raise money for shooting victims and paying for funeral cost. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025 More crime prevention programs are needed across Jackson County, said Vince Ortega, director of Jackson County COMBAT, which funds anti-violence efforts in Lee’s Summit and throughout the county. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025 Earlier this year, police detained an anti-violence worker after an altercation at a summer youth program. Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 The Tuesday killings came the day after city leaders lauded a reduction in gun violence in 2024, praising the revival of an anti-violence strategy known as Ceasefire. Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for anti-violence 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-violence was in 1887

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“Anti-violence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-violence. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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