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terroristic

terroristic

5 8.4
Using violence or threats to frighten people to force the government to act
  • adjective
  • /ˌtɛrəˈrɪstɪk/
  • NSFW
: terrorista
  • The authorities are investigating a recent wave of terroristic threats against public officials.
  • terroristic threat
  • terroristic act
  • terroristic organization

And right at the beginning, his job stood out as something that could be related to some kind of terroristic government attack.

Examples

  • Sondern's book was even cited by Congressmen proposing new federal legislation to target the Mafia and its "terroristic activities."

    Academic text (2015)

  • Petraeus was adamant that the attack was terroristic in nature.

    Blog text (11)

  • And right at the beginning, his job stood out as something that could be related to some kind of terroristic government attack.

    Megyn Kelly

  • This would be done with the clear intention of using them in a terroristic fashion.

    Blog text (24)

  • Most importantly, American security specialists became more concerned about North Korea's role as a nuclear weapons proliferator and as a terroristic "rogue" state.

    Academic text (2000)

  • How dare you put money in domestic unconstitutional areas, leaving Americans unprotected in a hateful, violent, murderous, terroristic part of the world.

    Blog text (2)

  • With this kind of despotic constitutionalism, the terroristic regime of Shaka could survive for a long time and influence later kings who originally sought to reign peacefully.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The city had to increase security measures due to warnings of possible terroristic activities in the area.

  • During the trial, the prosecutor presented evidence of the defendant's involvement with a terroristic group.

Antonyms

peaceful
324 1.0

Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble

nonviolent
44 4.0

Not using violence or physical force

How Frightening

terroristic
  • NSFW
5 8.4
terrifying
243 5.3
frightening
248 3.0
alarming
113 3.7
unsettling
68 4.2

Surface Forms

terroristic positive

Morphology

terroristic = terror (semi-transparent) = terr + or + istic

The adjective is built from 'terror' plus '-istic', and the meaning is a fairly direct extension to actions that create fear or intimidation.

Etymology

Terroristic comes from the word terror, which means 'great fear', plus the ending -istic, which means 'related to', and it is closely linked to terrorism. That's why terroristic is used for actions that use violence or threats to frighten people or to try to influence a government.