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Defenition of the word terrorism

    • Defenition of the word terrorism

      • The calculated use of violence, or the threat of violence, against civilians or property to coerce or intimidate governments or societies in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature.
      • the systematic use of violence as a means to intimidate or coerce societies or governments
      • the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimindation or coercion or instilling fear
      • 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

    Hyponyms for the word terrorism

      • biological terrorism
      • bioterrorism
      • chemical terrorism
      • cyber-terrorism
      • cyberwar
      • domestic terrorism
      • eco-warfare
      • ecological terrorism
      • ecological warfare
      • ecoterrorism
      • international terrorism
      • narcoterrorism
      • nuclear terrorism
      • state-sponsored terrorism
      • terrorist attack
      • theoterrorism

    Hypernyms for the word terrorism

      • coercion
      • terror

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