terrorism
795
5.6
- noun
- /ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm/
- NSFW
:
terrorismo
- Many governments are working together to address the rising threat of terrorism and protect civilians.
- threat of terrorism
- war on terrorism
- counter-terrorism
He was convicted of of terrorism and given a life sentence.
- He was convicted of of terrorism and given a life sentence.
- The association of Islam to terrorism is a lazy association.
- Material support for terrorism is this emerging body of law.
- How do we solve the terrorism problem in the world?
- This is how we fought terrorism by targeting individuals.
- We agreed on that countering terrorism and radicalization is also important.
- In America, we've been conditioned to view terrorism a certain way.
- They are looking at narco terrorism across the board.
- The threats are Russia, climate change and terrorism.
- The result has been chaos and violence and terrorism.
- We waged a war on drugs, drugs as the enemy, terrorism as the enemy.
- President Trump sounded a grave warning on terrorism.
- It wasn't the first time that Australia has been touched by Islamic terrorism.
- They they replaced funding terrorism with foreign aid.
Examples
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Top officials did not consider terrorism or radical Islamism a high priority.
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When Britain is attacked by terrorism, we feel we are attacked as well.
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We're going to talk today about the growing impact of terrorism in our lives.
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I mean, I can explain to you why terrorism gets so much attention.
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We are the last line of defense against global terrorism, and nobody even knows we exist.
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How do we solve the terrorism problem in the world?
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I have studied terrorism for a long time.
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Terrorism against our nation will not stand.
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I study the future of crime and terrorism, and frankly, I'm afraid.
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He said that terrorism is not elsewhere, it's everywhere.
Compounds
- Offensive
16
7.1
Violent acts that try to scare people or force a government in the same country for political reasons
- NSFW
15
6.9
A violent act against ordinary people to frighten others for political, religious or other beliefs
- Offensive
12
6.8
Use violence or threats by people from one country to cause fear and reach political goals in another country
- NSFW
3
8.6
Using a nuclear bomb or radioactive material to kill many people and scare others
- Literature
3
7.8
Violent acts and threats a government supports or carries out to frighten people
- NSFW
1
8.0
Using computers to damage important systems and scare people for political reasons
- Specialized
1
7.9
Using dangerous chemicals as weapons to harm people and cause fear
- Offensive
Using or threatening violence to make others change how they treat nature
How Violent
- NSFW
795
5.6
- NSFW
19
7.2
- Offensive
∞
2.8
84
6.5
∞
1.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
terrorism = terror (semi-transparent) = terr + or + ism
The word is formed regularly from 'terror' plus '-ism', but the modern political and legal sense is more specialized than a simple 'state of terror'.
Etymology
Terrorism comes from the Latin root terrere meaning 'to frighten', and you can see the same idea in the simple word terrify. So, terrorism is about using fear or violence to frighten people to reach political or other aims.