vehemence.

Strong force or passion in expression, feeling, or action.

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Words that belong together

• the vehemence of a denial
• argue with vehemence

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The vehemence of his denial made her wonder which accusation he had heard.

She argued with vehemence without raising her voice.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.