terrorism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɛɹəɹɪzəm/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin terrorbor. Old French terreur Middle French terreur French terreur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French terrorisme English terrorism From French terrorisme, from terreur + -isme. By surface analysis, terror + -ism. The word first appears in English in 1795 in reference to the Jacobin radicals of France, who ruled during the Reign of Terror.
Meanings
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(historical, uncountable, usually) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.
In England I was proscribed for having vindicated the French Revolution, and I have suffered a rigorous imprisonment in France for having pursued a similar mode of conduct. During the reign of terrorism, I was a close prisoner for eight long months, and remained so above three months after the era of the tenth Thermidor.
1795 July 7, Thomas Paine, The Constitution Of 1795 (Speech in the French National Convention):
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(uncountable, usually) The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.
The threat of terrorism to the British lies in the overreaction to it of British governments. Each one in turn clicks up the ratchet of surveillance, intrusion and security. Each one diminishes liberty. David Cameron insists that his latest communications data bill is "vital to counter terrorism". Yet terror is mayhem. It is no threat to freedom. That threat is from counter-terror, from ministers capitulating to securocrats.
2012 December 14, Simon Jenkins, “We mustn't overreact to North Korea boys' toys”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 2, page 23:
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(broadly, uncountable, usually) The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives. ▸ The use of intimidation or bullying tactics.
We at the GCN Prisoner Project often get letters from prisoners who are being harassed (above and beyond the usual terrorism of the prison business) because of their being queer.
1984 February 11, “GCN Gay And Lesbian Prisoner Project”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 29, page 2:
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(Internet, alt-of, deliberate, humorous, misspelling, uncountable, usually) Deliberate misspelling of tourism.
alt of tourism
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| terrorisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonterrorism · terrorism ball · terrorist · cyber-terrorism · ecoterrorism · eco-terrorism · theoterrorism · cyber terrorism · economic terrorism · antiterrorism · anticult terrorism · nuclear terrorism · sushi terrorism · Islamoterrorism · pharmacoterrorism · counter-terrorism · narcoterrorism · stochastic terrorism
Hyponyms
cyberterrorism · electronic terrorism · agroterrorism · narcoterrorism · anticult terrorism · domestic terrorism · bioterrorism · ecoterrorism
Translations (126)
nn terrorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · kk лаңкестік (use of terror as a means of coercion) · oc terrorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · eo terorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ko 공포주의 (use of terror as a means of coercion) · la tromocratia (use of terror as a means of coercion) · mr दहशतवाद (use of terror as a means of coercion) · sh терорѝзам (use of terror as a means of coercion) · cy brawychiaeth (use of terror as a means of coercion) · az tədhiş (use of terror as a means of coercion) · af terrorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · id terorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · pt terrorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · lv terorisms (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ky терроризм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ur دَہْشَت پَسَنْدی (use of terror as a means of coercion) · sw ugaidi (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ota بلݣلمه (use of terror as a means of coercion) · tr yıldırıcılık (use of terror as a means of coercion) · tt террорчылык (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ca terrorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · be тэра́кт (use of terror as a means of coercion) · sk terorizem (use of terror as a means of coercion) · sq terrorizëm (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ug تېررورىزم (use of terror as a means of coercion) · az terrorizm (use of terror as a means of coercion) · et terrorism (use of terror as a means of coercion) · io terorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · da terrorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · vo jekälim (use of terror as a means of coercion) · it terrorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · my အကြမ်းဖက်ဝါဒ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ko 테러 (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ga sceimhlitheoireacht (use of terror as a means of coercion) · fi terrorismi (use of terror as a means of coercion) · kk терроризм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · bn সন্ত্রাসবাদ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ms terorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · nb terrorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ast terrorismu (use of terror as a means of coercion) · uk тера́кт (use of terror as a means of coercion) · eu terrorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · cmn 恐怖主義 /恐怖主义 (use of terror as a means of coercion) · hi आतंकवाद (use of terror as a means of coercion) · fa تِروریسْم (use of terror as a means of coercion) · nrf terreurisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · lt terorizmas (use of terror as a means of coercion) · br sponterezh (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ta பயங்கரவாதம் (use of terror as a means of coercion) · th การก่อการร้าย (use of terror as a means of coercion) · vo jekidunot (use of terror as a means of coercion) · kw broweghereth (use of terror as a means of coercion) · tl terorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ce терроризм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · fa تِروریزْم (use of terror as a means of coercion) · is hryðjuverk (use of terror as a means of coercion) · hy ահաբեկչություն (use of terror as a means of coercion) · de Terrorismus (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ru тера́кт (use of terror as a means of coercion) · el τρομοκρατία (use of terror as a means of coercion) · mn алан хядлага (use of terror as a means of coercion) · tr terörizm (use of terror as a means of coercion) · gl terrorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · tk terrorizm (use of terror as a means of coercion) · hi दहशतंगेज़ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · nl terrorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ml ഭീകരവാദം (use of terror as a means of coercion) · yi טעראָריזם (use of terror as a means of coercion) · lo ການກໍ່ການຮ້າຍ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · tg терроризм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · pl terroryzm (use of terror as a means of coercion) · si ත්රස්තවාදය (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ms pengganasan (use of terror as a means of coercion) · vi khủng bố (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ro терорисм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ro terorism (use of terror as a means of coercion) · hy տեռորիզմ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · sv terrorism (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ja テロ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · bg терори́зъм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · hu terrorizmus (use of terror as a means of coercion) · mn терроризм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · km ភេរវនិយម (use of terror as a means of coercion) · cs terorismus (use of terror as a means of coercion) · am ሽብርተኛነት (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ru терро́р (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ug تېررورلۇق (use of terror as a means of coercion) · vi chính sách khủng bố (use of terror as a means of coercion) · kmr terorîzm (use of terror as a means of coercion) · vo jekidun (use of terror as a means of coercion) · pa ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤਗਰਦੀ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ceb terorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ia terrorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · he טֶרוֹרִיזְם (use of terror as a means of coercion) · vo jeikareig (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ru террори́зм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · yue 恐怖主義 /恐怖主义 (use of terror as a means of coercion) · mk терори́зам (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ps ترهګري (use of terror as a means of coercion) · uk терори́зм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · sh terorìzam (use of terror as a means of coercion) · hi दहशतगर्दी (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ps تروريزم (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ar إِرْهَاب (use of terror as a means of coercion) · es terrorismo (use of terror as a means of coercion) · lb Terrorismus (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ka ტერორიზმი (use of terror as a means of coercion) · sl terorizem (use of terror as a means of coercion) · fa اِرْعابْگری (use of terror as a means of coercion) · uz terrorizm (use of terror as a means of coercion) · pa ਦਹਿਸ਼ਤਵਾਦ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · gu આતંકવાદ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · mt terroriżmu (use of terror as a means of coercion) · kn ಆತಂಕವಾದ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · cy terfysgaeth (use of terror as a means of coercion) · fr terrorisme (use of terror as a means of coercion) · kn ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · te ఉగ్రవాదం (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ur دَہْشَت گَرْدی (use of terror as a means of coercion) · be тэрары́зм (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ko 테로 (use of terror as a means of coercion) · pa ਆਤੰਕਵਾਦ (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ja テロリズム (use of terror as a means of coercion) · vi chủ nghĩa khủng bố (use of terror as a means of coercion) · ko 테러리즘 (use of terror as a means of coercion) · he טֶרוֹר (use of terror as a means of coercion)