vehement
Syllables: ve·he·ment/ˈviː.ə.mənt//ˈviː.hə.mənt/
vehement adjective: showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
Adjective
vehement (comparative more vehement, superlative most vehement)
- Showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
- The man made a vehement display of contempt.
- Yet the Fiends ſeemed to come nearer and nearer, but when they were come even almoſt at him, he cried out with a moſt vehement voice, I will walk in the ſtrength of the Lord God; ſo they gave back, and came no further.1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which is to Come: Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream wherein is Discovered, the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous...
- Synonyms:
- full-throated, swith
vehement meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
vehement in Hindi
- vehement, intense, vigorous
- शदीद śadīd
vehement in Tamil
- உணர்ச்சி மிகையான, கடுமையான, மும்முரமான
vehement in Urdu
- vehement, intense, severe
- شدید śadīd
vehement in Malayalam
- ആസക്തിയുള്ള, ഊക്കുള്ള, വികാരതീവ്രമായ
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- vehement in Kannada
- ಆವೇಶದಿಂದ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ, ಭಾವಾವೇಶದ, ಅಟಾಟೋಪದ, ಉತ್ಕಟವಾದ
- vehement in Sanskrit
- त्वेष tveṣá, बलवत् bálavat
Examples of vehement in a sentence
- An incisive producer, who expressed vehement disapproval with my pitch upon my first sentence.
- There was the vehement campaign against Labor in the last federal election.
- Each staccato flare of light was glaring and vehement and expanded into the corners of the room.
Synonyms of vehement
Forms of vehement
| comparative | more vehement |
|---|---|
| superlative | most vehement |
Origin of vehement
Borrowed from Middle French vehement (modern French véhément; compare Italian veemente, Portuguese veemente, Spanish vehemente); or from Latin vehemēns (“vehement; very eager; ardent, furious, impetuous; emphatic”), probably from vē- (“lacking, too little”) + mēns (“mind; intellect; judgment, reasoning”).
Words formed from vehement
Questions about vehement
- What does vehement mean?
- Vehement means showing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
- What is vehement in Hindi?
- Vehement in Hindi is शदीद (śadīd). See Vehement meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is vehement?
- Vehement is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce vehement?
- Vehement is pronounced /ˈviː.ə.mənt/ (UK).
Words near vehement in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: vehement (page history and authors); शदीद (Hindi) (page history and authors); vehement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); شدید (Urdu) (page history and authors); vehement (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); vehement (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); त्वेष (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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