Vehemence Meaning
/ˈviːəmən(t)s/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn intense concentration, force or power.
nounA wild or turbulent ferocity or fury.
Sentence Examples
The vehemence of the reviewers on this platform really threw me for a loop.
The exaggerated vehemence of his statement astonished everyone.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He argued with such ____ that his voice shook and his face turned red.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager spoke with such ____ that everyone in the room realized exactly how important the matter was today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English vehemens, vemance, from Old French vëemence, vehemence, from Latin vehementia (“eagerness, strength”), from vehemens (“eager”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This worrisome tendency was on display in recent weeks as Israelis reacted with striking vehemence to remarks by UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, and US ambassador to Israel, Daniel Shapiro."
— 2016 February 6, Israel’s prickliness blocks the long quest for peace, “The National”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
"I could not wonder at the vehemence of her care, her very soul was tenderness […]"
— 1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter I, in The Last Man. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 8:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He argued with such ____ that his voice shook and his face turned red.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager spoke with such ____ that everyone in the room realized exactly how important the matter was today.