terrorism

Meaning

1. (historical, uncountable, usually) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.
2. (uncountable, usually) The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.
3. (broadly, uncountable, usually) The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.

Synonyms

terror

act of terrorism

nihilism

terrorist act

lawlessness

menace

threat

coercion

terrorist

danger pay

disorder

Translations

terrorisme

Terrorismus

terrorismo

terrorismo

terrorisme

τρομοκρατία

terrorismo

terrorisme

إرهاب

terörizm

tromocratia

schrikbewind

Terror

Erpressung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɛɹəɹɪzəm/

Etymology

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.