How many syllables in violence?

There are 3 syllables in the word violence.

Divide violence into syllables:

violence (noun):: an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists).; the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy; the use of physical force, usually intended to cause injury or destruction

aggression

assault

attack

barbarity

battery

bestiality

bloodshed

bloodthirstiness

brutality

coercion

compulsion

damage

destructiveness

domestic violence

ferocity

fierceness

fighting

force

foul play

frenzy

furiousness

fury

harm

hostility

injury

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