Meaning of гвалт | Babel Free

Definitions

1. violence (physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering)
   inanimate, masculine
2. Taraškievica spelling of гвалт (hvalt).
   Taraškievica, alt-of, inanimate, masculine
3. abuse, oppression (an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom)
   inanimate, masculine
4. coercion (use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something)
   inanimate, masculine
5. hoot, uproar (a loud commotion, protest, or controversy)
   inanimate, masculine

Equivalents

Examples

“[...] the people be still, but raged the more, and crowded upon the tank as if they would take it by force [...]”

The people became even more agitated—they were on the verge of resorting to violence to empty the barrel.

“Гэтая ўлада цяпер заганяе гвалтам селяніна ў колгасы, дзе яго пазбаўляюць усяе маемасьці і робяць простым сваім парабкам.”

This government now uses coercion to drive peasants into collective farms, where they are stripped of all their possessions and turned into mere serfs.

“The hue and cry was raised in a moment, by the woman, who knew her loss by the lightening of her burden, although she had not seen the pilfering done.”

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