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# vehement

adjective (vehement)

«vehement» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Vehement means showing very strong feeling, especially when arguing or disagreeing: «a vehement protest». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vehement/#m1)
2. A vehement person speaks or acts with great force and passion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vehement/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and history, people make vehement protests or denials. In stories, a vehement character argues angrily or passionately. In everyday speech people say «strong», «fierce» or «furious». Phrases: «vehement protest», «vehement denial», «vehement opposition».

### Examples

- She was vehement that she had not broken the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vehement/#x1)
- There was vehement opposition to closing the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vehement/#x2)
- The two teams argued in vehement voices about the penalty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vehement/#x3)
- His denial was so vehement that we believed him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vehement/#x4)
- The villagers made a vehement protest against the new road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vehement/#x5)
- My little brother is vehement that broccoli is poisonous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vehement/#x6)

### Note

Say «VEE-uh-ment»; the «h» is silent. Adverb: vehemently («she vehemently denied it»). Noun: vehemence. It is about the strength of feeling, not about being right.

## In Jewish tradition

In news and history, people make vehement protests or denials. In stories, a vehement character argues angrily or passionately. In everyday speech people say «strong», «fierce» or «furious». Phrases: «vehement protest», «vehement denial», «vehement opposition».

### Note

Say «VEE-uh-ment»; the «h» is silent. Adverb: vehemently («she vehemently denied it»). Noun: vehemence. It is about the strength of feeling, not about being right.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «vehement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vehement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vehement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/vehement.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «vehement» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/vehement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«vehement» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/vehement.html) on Mova free.