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ter·ror·ism
(tĕr′ə-rĭz′əm)n.
The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political goals.
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terrorism
(ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) systematic use of violence and intimidation to achieve some goal
2. the act of terrorizing
3. the state of being terrorized
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ter•ror•ism
(ˈtɛr əˌrɪz əm)n.
1. the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, esp. for political purposes.
2. the state of fear so produced.
3. government or resistance to government by means of terror.
[1785–95]
ter′ror•ist, n., adj.
ter`ror•is′tic, adj.
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terrorism
The calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological. See also antiterrorism; combating terrorism; counterterrorism; force protection condition; terrorist; terrorist groups.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
terrorism
1. a method of government or of resisting government involving domination or coercion by various forms of intimidation, as bombing or kidnapping.
2. the state of fear and terror so produced. — terrorist, n., adj. — terroristic, adj.
See also: Politics 2. the state of fear and terror so produced. — terrorist, n., adj. — terroristic, adj.
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Noun 1. [画像:terrorism - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature]terrorism - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
terror - the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons); "he used terror to make them confess"
biological terrorism, bioterrorism - terrorism using the weapons of biological warfare
chemical terrorism - terrorism using the chemical agents of chemical warfare; can undermine the personal security of citizens; "a good agent for chemical terrorism should be colorless and odorless and inexpensive and readily available and not detectable until symptoms are experienced"
cyber-terrorism, cyberwar - an assault on electronic communication networks
domestic terrorism - terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people; "the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism"
ecological terrorism, ecological warfare, ecoterrorism, eco-warfare - violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists
international terrorism - terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country
narcoterrorism - the financing of terrorist activities by participation in the drug trade
nuclear terrorism - the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials; "assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism"
state-sponsored terrorism - terrorism practiced by a government against its own people or in support of international terrorism
theoterrorism - terrorism for a religious purpose
terrorisation, terrorization - an act of terrorism
bombing - the use of bombs for sabotage; a tactic frequently used by terrorists
dirty war - an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims; "thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s"
counterintelligence - intelligence activities concerned with identifying and counteracting the threat to security posed by hostile intelligence organizations or by individuals engaged in espionage or sabotage or subversion or terrorism
ring containment - a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them; "ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic"
terrorist attack - a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims
stash house - a house where weapons and supplies are hidden; "attacks on stash houses is the most frequently used method of counterterrorism"
USS Cole - a United States destroyer; "17 sailors died as the result of a terrorist attack while the USS Cole was anchored in Aden"
twin towers, World Trade Center, WTC - twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001
counterterrorism - a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism
biometric authentication, biometric identification, identity verification - the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot"
automatic face recognition, face recognition, facial recognition - biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists"
facial profiling - identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces; "facial profiling is a new form of airport security"
Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades - a terrorist group that has worked with Al Qaeda; claimed responsibility for attacks in Iraq and Turkey
Abu Sayyaf, Bearer of the Sword - a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping; "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives"
Aksa Martyrs Brigades, al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades, Martyrs of al-Aqsa - a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
ABB, Alex Boncayao Brigade, Revolutionary Proletarian Army, RPA-ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s
al-Asifa, al-Fatah, Fatah - a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s"
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Translations
إِرْهَاب إرْهاب
terorismus
terrorisme
terrorismi
terorizam
terrorterrorizmus
hryîjuverkastarfsemi
テロリズム
테러 행위
terorizmus
terorizem
terrorism
ลัทธิก่อการร้าย
terörizm tedhişçilik
chủ nghĩa khủng bố
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terror
(ˈterə) noun1. very great fear. She screamed with/in terror; She has a terror of spiders. vrees رُعْب، خَوْف شَديد ужас pavor hrůza das Entsetzen skræk τρόμος, τρομάρα terror, pavor kabuhirm وحشت kauhu terreur טרור आतंक, भय užas, strah rémület rasa ngeri skelfing terrore 恐怖 공포 siaubas šausmas perasaan gentar schrik skrekk, frykt, terror paniczny strach ډېره ويره، زيات ډار ويروونكى، ډاروونكى pavor groază страх hrôza groza strah skräck ความหวาดกลัว dehşet, terör 恐怖 жах, страх خوف، دہشت nỗi sợ hãi 恐怖
2. something which makes one very afraid. The terrors of war. verskrikking إرهاب، عَمَل فَظيع страх horror hrůza der Schrecken rædsel φρίκη, φρικαλεότητα terror, horror koledus, õud عامل ترس kauhu terreur אימה विभीषिका stvar ili osoba, koji ulijeva strah terror, rémuralom kengerian ógn terrore 恐怖 공포를 주는 것 baisumas, siaubybė briesmas; bieds menggentarkan verschrikking terror, redsel okropność horror teroare ужас hrôza grozovitost strahota fasa คนหรือสิ่งที่ก่อให้เกิดความกลัวสุดขีด dehşet kaynağı 引起恐懼的事物 жах دہشت انگيز điều gây sợ hãi 引起恐怖的事物
3. a troublesome person, especially a child. That child is a real terror! lastige persoon شَخصٌ فَظيع، مُشاغِب كبير напаст diabrete postrach die Plage rædsel; skrækkelig unge φόβος και τρόμος, βάσανο diablillo tülin, marakratt بچه شرور و شیطان hirmu terreur מחבל आतंकित nesnosan čovjek rémkép anak nakal ógnvaldur peste やっかい者 골치 아픈 사람 siaubas, pabaisa neizturams cilvēks macam pelesit lastpot redselsfull person/unge postrach, utrapienie diabrete drăcuşor (de copil) сущее наказание postrach nadležnež napast plåga เด็กที่ก่อกวน baş belası 極討厭的傢伙(人), 可怕的人 жах پريشان کن kẻ hay quấy rối 极讨厌的家伙(人),可怕的人
ˈterrorism noun the actions or methods of terrorists. international terrorism. terrorisme إرْهاب тероризъм terrorismo terorismus der Terrorismus terrorisme τρομοκρατία terrorismo terrorism تروریسم terrorismi terrorisme טְרוֹרִיזְם आतंकवाद terorizam terrorizmus terorisme hryðjuverkastarfsemi terrorismo テロ行為 테러리즘 terorizmas terorisms keganasan terrorisme terrorisme terroryzm ډار اچونه، دزور او دهشت دلارې خلك اطاعت ته مجبورول، ټرو ريزم، دترورمسلك terrorismo terorism терроризм násilie, terorizmus terorizem terorizam terrorism การใช้ความรุนแรงเพื่อข้อเรียกร้องทางการเมือง; การก่อการร้าย terörizm, tedhişçilik 恐怖行為(主義) тероризм دہشت گردي chủ nghĩa khủng bố 恐怖行为(主义)
ˈterrorist noun a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence. The plane was hijacked by terrorists; (also adjective) terrorist activities. terroris إرهابي терорист terrorista terorista; teroristický der/die Terrorist; terroristisch terrorist; terror- τρομοκράτης terrorista terrorist تروریست terroristi terroriste מחבל आतंकवादी terorist terrorista; terror- teroris hryðjuverkamaður terrorista テロリスト(の) 테러리스트 teroristas terorists pengganas terrorist terrorist terrorysta ډار اچوونكى، دهشت غورځوونكى terrorista terorist террорист terorista terorist terorista terrorist ผู้ก่อการร้าย terörist 恐怖分子 терорист دہشت گرد، دہشت گردانہ kẻ khủng bố 恐怖分子
ˈterrorize, ˈterrorise verb to make very frightened by using or threatening violence. A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town. terroriseer يُرْعِب، يُرْهِب тероризирам aterrorizar terorizovat, udržovat ve strachu terrorisieren terrorisere τρομοκρατώ aterrorizar, atemorizar terroriseerima وحشت زده کردن terrorisoida terroriser לְאַייֵם आतंकित करना terorizirati, zastrašivati terrorizál membuat ketakutan ógna, skelfa terrorizzare おびえさせる 협박하다 (į)bauginti terorizēt; biedēt menimbulkan rasa gentar terroriseren terrorisere terroryzować, siać strach ويره اچول، ډار غورځول: دترور دلارې مخالفت كول اوماتول aterrorizar a teroriza терроризировать terorizovať, udržiavať v strachu strahovati terorisati terrorisera ทําให้น่ากลัวมาก dehşet salmak 使恐怖,恐嚇 тероризувати خوف زدہ کرنا khủng bố 使恐怖,使畏惧
ˌterroriˈzation, ˌterroriˈsation noun terrorisering إرْهاب، بَثُّ الرُّعْب тероризиране domínio pelo terror zastrašování das Terrorisieren terrorisering τρομοκράτηση terror terroriseerimine وحشت پراکنی terrorisointi soumission par le terrorisme הֲטָלַת אֵימָה संत्रासन teroriziranje, zastrašivanje terrorizálás kengerian ógnun, það að skelfa terrore 威かく 협박 terorizavimas terorizēšana pengganasan terrorisatie terrorisering sterroryzowanie domínio pelo terror terorizare терроризирование zastrašovanie zastraševanje terorizacija terroriserande ความน่ากลัวมาก korku ve dehşet salma 恐嚇 тероризування دہشت زدہ کرنا sự khủng bố 恐吓
ˈterror-stricken adjective feeling very great fear. The children were terror-stricken. vreesbevange مَذْعور، مُرَوَّع، مُصاب بالذُّعْر ужасен aterrorizado vyděšený schreckerfüllt rædselsslagen τρομοκρατημένος aterrorizado, atemorizado kabuhirmus وحشت زده kauhistunut terrorisé אֲחוּזֵי אֵימָה संत्रस्त आतंकित užasnut, prestravljen megrémült sangat takut óttasleginn terrorizzato おびえた 공포에 사로잡힌 apimtas siaubo šausmu/baiļu pārņemts betul-betul ketakutan doodsbang redselsslagen w panicznym strachu aterrorizado terorizat, cuprins de spaimă охваченный ужасом vydesený prestrašen prestrašen skräckslagen กลัวมาก dehşete düşmüş, çok korkmuş 嚇破膽的 охоплений жахом خوف زدہ khiếp sợ 吓破胆的
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