vehement
Americanadjective
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a vehement defense;
vehement enthusiasm.
- Antonyms:
- dispassionate
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characterized by rancor or anger; violent.
vehement hostility.
- Antonyms:
- dispassionate
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strongly emotional; intense or passionate.
vehement desire.
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marked by great energy or exertion; strenuous.
vehement clapping.
adjective
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marked by intensity of feeling or conviction; emphatic
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(of actions, gestures, etc) characterized by great energy, vigour, or force; furious
Other Word Forms
- nonvehement adjective
- overvehement adjective
- unvehement adjective
- vehemence noun
- vehemently adverb
Etymology
Origin of vehement
First recorded in 1475–85; from Latin vehement-, stem of vehemēns, vēmēns “violent, forceful”; of uncertain derivation
Example Sentences
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The plan drew vehement opposition from university union members and some students, who protested Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times
The times, then and now, the book implies, call for vehement exhortation.
“I pray that we will remember that every person, no matter how vehement our disagreement with them, is a human being and a fellow American deserving of respect and protection,” Thune said.
From Los Angeles Times
He doubled down in the face of the South African government's vehement rebuttal and signed an executive order last Friday freezing aid.
From BBC
A vehement nonsmoker, he kept in his office a cigarette box adorned with a skull and crossbones, to demonstrate their danger.
From Los Angeles Times
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