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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ter-uh-riz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛr əˌrɪz əm



Definition of terrorism

Origin :
  • 1795, in specific sense of "government intimidation during the Reign of Terror in France" (March 1793-July 1794), from French terrorisme, from Latin terror (see terror).
  • If the basis of a popular government in peacetime is virtue, its basis in a time of revolution is virtue and terror -- virtue, without which terror would be barbaric; and terror, without which virtue would be impotent. [Robespierre, speech in French National Convention, 1794]
  • General sense of "systematic use of terror as a policy" is first recorded in English 1798. At one time, a word for a certain kind of mass-destruction terrorism was dynamitism (1883); and during World War I frightfulness (translating German Schrecklichkeit) was used in Britain for "deliberate policy of terrorizing enemy non-combatants."
  • As in murder : noun killing
  • As in nihilism : noun refusal to believe
  • As in tyranny : noun dictatorship
  • As in violence : noun extreme force, intensity
  • As in reign of terror : noun period of suppression
  • As in scare tactics : noun methods used to scare
  • As in lawlessness : noun anarchy
  • As in topsy-turviness : noun disorder
  • As in disorder : noun social commotion; mental confusion
Example sentences :
  • Terrorism tests aren't anywhere close to 99 percent accurate.
  • Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
  • Terrorism is expedient in Russia and inexpedient in Germany and England.
  • Extract from : « Anarchism » by Paul Eltzbacher
  • Terrorism and deception are weapons not of the strong but of the weak.
  • Extract from : « Freedom's Battle » by Mahatma Gandhi
  • Terrorism is seen to be a relatively gentle procedure, useful to keep in a state of obedience the masses of the people.
  • Extract from : « Gems (?) of German Thought » by Various
  • Terrorism in ghastly forms is now a part of the German method of fighting the enemy.
  • Extract from : « A Journey Through France in War Time » by Joseph G. Butler, Jr.

Synonyms for terrorism

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