Phrase guide

domestic violence

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Violence between members of a household, such as spouses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner; usually violence by men against women

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: violence, force

History

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Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عُنْف مَنْزَلِيّ (ʕunf manzaliyy) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Arabic: عُنْف أُسْرِيّ (ʕunf ʔusriyy) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Armenian: ընտանեկան բռնություն (əntanekan bṙnutʻyun) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Asturian: violencia de xéneru — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Asturian: violencia doméstica — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Asturian: violencia machista — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Azerbaijani: məişət zorakılığı — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Bulgarian: домашно насилие (domašno nasilie) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Catalan: violència domèstica — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家庭暴力 (jiātíng bàolì) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Chinese Mandarin: 家暴 (jiābào) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Danish: vold i hjemmet — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Danish: hustruvold — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Dutch: huiselijk geweld — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Esperanto: enhejma violento — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Esperanto: enhejma perforto — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Esperanto: geedza perforto — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Esperanto: intimula violento — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Esperanto: batado — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Esperanto: familia violento — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Estonian: koduvägivald — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Finnish: perheväkivalta — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Finnish: kotiväkivalta — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • French: violence conjugale — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • German: häusliche Gewalt — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Greek: ενδοοικογενειακή βία (endooikogeneiakí vía) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Hindi: घरेलू हिंसा (gharelū hinsā) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Hungarian: családon belüli erőszak — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Icelandic: heimilisofbeldi — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Indonesian: kekerasan dalam rumah tangga — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Irish: foréigean teaghlaigh — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Irish: foréigean baile — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Italian: violenza domestica — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Japanese: ドメスティック・バイオレンス (domesutikku-baiorensu) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Japanese: DV (dībui) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Japanese: 家庭内暴力 (kateinai-bōryoku) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Khmer: អំពើហិង្សាក្នុងគ្រួសារ (ɑmpəə həŋsaa knoŋ kruəsaa) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Khmer: អំពើអនិត្យានុកូល (ʼɑmpəəʼnityaanukoul) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Korean: 가정폭력 (gajeongpongnyeok) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Latin: violentia domestica — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Macedonian: семејно насилство (semejno nasilstvo) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Malay: keganasan rumah tangga — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Malay: keganasan keluarga — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Malay: penderaan domestik — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Persian: خشونت خانگی (xošunat-e xânegi) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Polish: przemoc domowa — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Portuguese: violência doméstica — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Romani: ćheresko bendjalipe — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Romanian: violență în familie — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Romanian: violență domestică — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Romanian: abuz domestic — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Russian: дома́шнее наси́лие (domášneje nasílije) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Russian: бытово́е наси́лие (bytovóje nasílije) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Slovak: domáce násilie — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Spanish: violencia de género — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Spanish: violencia intrafamiliar — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Spanish: violencia doméstica — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Spanish: malos tratos — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Swedish: våld i nära relationer — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Tamil: குடும்பத்தில் வன்முறை (kuṭumpattil vaṉmuṟai) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Tamil: குடும்ப வன்முறை (kuṭumpa vaṉmuṟai) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Telugu: గృహ హింస (gr̥ha hiṁsa) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Ukrainian: сімейне насильство (simejne nasylʹstvo) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Urdu: گھریلو تشدد (gharēlū tashadud) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Urdu: گھریلو ہنسا (gharēlū hinsā) — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Vietnamese: bạo hành gia đình — violence committed in a domestic setting
  • Vietnamese: bạo lực gia đình — violence committed in a domestic setting