terrorism

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɛɹəɹɪzəm/

Noun

terrorism (uncountable)

1. The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create public fear through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda.
2. The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.
3. A form of psychological manipulation through warfare to the purpose of political or religious gains, by means of deliberately creating a climate of fear amongst the inhabitants of a specific geographical region.

Translations

• French: terrorisme
• German: Terrorismus
• Italian: terrorismo
• Portuguese: terrorismo
• Russian: террори́зм
• Spanish: terrorismo

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