Word:
Vehement
Status:
Adjective
Meaning:
Showing strong and often angry feelings; very emotional
Examples:
1) Marked by forceful energy (a vehement wind)
2) Intensely emotional (vehement patriotism)
3) Deeply felt (a vehement suspicion)
4) Forcibly expressed (vehement denuciations)
5) Bitterly antagonistic (a vehement debate)
Sentences:
1) He issued a vehement denial of the accusation.
2) The proposal has faced vehement opposition from many teachers.
3) She was vehement about the need for new safety measures.
Origin:
From Latin vehement which means 'violent'
First use:
15th century
Synonyms:
aggressive, assertive, dynamic, energetic, fervid, forceful, full-blooded, impassioned, muscular, resounding, strenuous, emphatic, vigorous, violent
Antonyms:
non-assertive, non-emphatic/unemphatic, quiescent
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