Nonviolence

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A philosophy that rejects the use of violence, and instead seeks to bring about change through peaceful responses even to violent acts.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españolabstención de la violencia

Françaisnon resistance non-résistance non-violence

DeutschGewaltfreiheit Gewaltlosigkeit

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العربيةاللاعنف لاعنف

Catalàno-violència

Esperantoneperforto

Suomiväkivallattomuus

ગુજરાતીઅહિંસા

हिन्दीअहिंसा

Italianononviolenza

日本語非暴力

한국어비폭력

മലയാളംഅഹിംസ

Nederlandsgeweldloosheid

Portuguêsnão-violência

Русскийненаси́лие отка́з от примене́ния наси́льственных мето́дов

Svenskaicke-våld

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Examples

“From this theological perspective, the spectrum of violences has to give ⟳ way to a spectrum of nonviolences.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

Nonviolent Nonviolently nonvirgin nonvirginity nonvirility nonvirion

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