暴ぼう

noun, na-adjective

violence; force

Bound form used mainly in compounds and set phrases; not a free-standing word. Cross-referenced with 暴を以て暴に易う is a classical expression meaning 'to replace violence with violence'.

See also: 暴を以て暴に易う

• 「暴ぼうを以もって暴ぼうに易かう」という古ふるい言いい回まわしがある。

  There is an old expression, 'replace violence with violence'.