prone to violence
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prone to violence
The quality of a person or group being ready or inclined to use physical violence in order to achieve goals or resolve conflicts.
Die Polizei beobachtete eine Gruppe gewaltbereiter Demonstranten.
The police observed a group of demonstrators prone to violence.
The adjective is made up of the noun 'die Gewalt' (violence) and the adjective 'bereit' (ready). So it literally means 'ready for violence'.
Die Stimmung wurde aggressiv und gewaltbereit.
The mood became aggressive and prone to violence.
'Gewaltbereit' (prone to violence) usually describes people or groups. Typical combinations are: 'gewaltbereite Jugendliche' (young people prone to violence), 'gewaltbereite Fans' (fans prone to violence), or 'eine gewaltbereite Szene' (a violent milieu / scene).
Die Polizei nahm mehrere gewaltbereite Hooligans fest.
The police arrested several hooligans prone to violence.
This word has a strongly negative meaning and is mainly used in news reports, police reports, or sociological texts to talk about conflicts and crime.
Sozialarbeiter versuchen, mit gewaltbereiten Jugendlichen zu sprechen.
Social workers try to talk with young people prone to violence.
aggressive
Aggressiv can describe hostile or attack-oriented behavior even without physical violence. Gewaltbereit, by contrast, means that a person or group is ready or inclined to use physical violence. Use aggressiv for threatening behavior, and gewaltbereit when the possible use of physical violence is the main focus.
Der gewaltbereite Fan wollte die Absperrung überwinden und den Ordner schlagen.
The violent fan wanted to get past the barrier and hit the steward.
Der aggressive Fan bedrohte den Ordner laut, blieb aber hinter der Absperrung.
The aggressive fan loudly threatened the steward but stayed behind the barrier.
