Collocations for violence - noun

considerable, excessive, extreme, great, large-scale, serious
fresh
There are fears of fresh violence if the strike continues.

escalating, growing
continuing, ongoing
gratuitous, unnecessary
Letters poured in complaining about the gratuitous violence on the show.

indiscriminate, random
mindless, senseless, wanton
brutal, deadly, horrific, lethal
We need to bring an end to the deadly violence in the region.

graphic
There was surprisingly little graphic violence in the film.

criminal, unlawful (BrE)
endemic, widespread
attempts to rescue the country from endemic violence

sporadic
In spite of sporadic violence, polling was largely orderly.

physical, sexual
domestic, family, marital (AmE), partner (AmE)
hate
a wave of hate violence and discrimination against migrant workers

interpersonal
communal, ethnic, racial, sectarian
anti-gay, anti-Semitic, etc.
drug-related, gang-related, etc.
insurgent, political, revolutionary, terrorist
school, workplace
urban
gun
gang, mob
male, teen (AmE), teenage, youth

level

commit, employ, engage in, inflict, perpetrate, resort to, turn to, use
people who inflict violence on animals
violence perpetrated by the army
The peasants believed their only choice was to resort to violence.
Under no circumstances should police use violence against protesters.

suffer
She had suffered years of violence and abuse.

witness
Children who witness violence between parents often develop problems.

encourage, fuel, incite, promote, provoke
advocate
condemn, denounce, hate, reject, renounce
threaten
Charlie was threatening violence against them both.

condone, justify
They use their religion to justify violence

glorify
Don't buy toys that glorify violence.

breed
Hatred breeds violence.

spill over into
The enthusiasm of the protest spilled over into violence.

contain, control
UN peacekeepers are struggling to contain the escalating violence.

curb, end, quell, stop
Troops were called in to quell the violence.

be capable of
We are all capable of violence in certain circumstances.

break out, erupt, flare, occur, take place
Violence erupted outside the prison last night.

affect sb/sth
kill sb
Political violence killed 29 people last week.

mar sth
The demonstration was marred by violence.

threaten sth
TV violence threatens the health and welfare of young people.

escalate, increase, intensify
Observers have warned that the violence could escalate into armed conflict.

spread
continue

violence against
violence against police officers

violence among
violence among young men

violence between
violence between rival ethnic groups

violence towards/toward
violence towards/toward ethnic minorities

violence within
violence within the family

an act of violence
Any act of violence against another player must be punished.

an end to violence
The former leader of the terrorist group has called for an end to the violence.

an eruption of violence, an outbreak of violence, an upsurge in violence, a wave of violence
The police are bracing themselves for an outbreak of violence.

fear of violence
a life of violence
It was a predictable death for a man who had lived a life of violence.

men of violence
the men of violence who start wars

an outburst of violence
He had a short temper and was prone to outbursts of violence.

the threat of violence
a victim of violence
a refuge for victims of domestic violence

violence begets violence, violence breeds violence
We have to make people realize that violence only begets more violence.

suppressed

with (a) violence
He kissed her with suppressed violence.