ultraviolence.
Unnecessary, unprovoked (usually brutal) violence; violent acts simply for the thrill and entertainment of it.
Meaning & usage
Unnecessary, unprovoked (usually brutal) violence; violent acts simply for the thrill and entertainment of it.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Latin ūls Proto-Indo-European *-teros? Latin -ter Old Latin -ād Latin -ā Latin ultrābor. English ultra- Latin violēns /violentus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin violentiabor. Old French violencebor. Middle English violence English violence English ultraviolence From ultra- + violence.
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