Synonyms for terrorism
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ter-uh-riz-uh m |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛr əˌrɪz əm |
Top 10 synonyms for terrorism Other synonyms for the word terrorism
- abandon
- abnegation
- absolutism
- acuteness
- agitation
- agnosticism
- ambush
- anarchism
- annihilation
- arm-twisting
- bestiality
- blood
- blowup
- brawl
- brutal suppression
- brute force
- bullying
- bustle
- butchery
- carnage
- clamor
- clash
- clutter
- coercion
- complication
- compulsion
- confusedness
- confusion
- constraint
- convulsion
- crime
- cruelty
- death
- denial
- derangement
- despotism
- destruction
- destructiveness
- disarrangement
- disarray
- disbelief
- discombobulation
- discord
- disorder
- disorderedness
- disorderliness
- disorganization
- dispatching
- distemper
- disturbance
- dither
- domination
- duress
- entanglement
- fascism
- felony
- ferocity
- fervor
- fierceness
- fight
- fighting
- flap
- force
- foul play
- fracas
- French Revolution
- frenzy
- fury
- fuss
- harshness
- high-handedness
- hit
- homicide
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- imbroglio
- imperiousness
- insurrection
- intimidation
- irresponsibility
- jumble
- knifing
- lawlessness
- liquidation
- lynching
- manslaughter
- massacre
- mayhem
- mess
- misrule
- mix-up
- mob rule
- monocracy
- muddle
- murderousness
- muss
- nonbelief
- off
- offing
- oligarchy
- one-way ticket
- onslaught
- oppression
- passion
- peremptoriness
- persuasion
- power
- pressure
- quarrel
- raging
- rampage
- rebellion
- reign of terror
- rejection
- renunciation
- repudiation
- revolution
- riot
- rioting
- roughness
- rub out
- ruckus
- rumble
- rumpus
- savagery
- scramble
- severity
- sharpness
- shooting
- skepticism
- slaying
- static
- storm
- storminess
- strike
- strong-arm tactics
- struggle
- taking out
- terrorism
- terrorization
- the business
- the works
- threat
- tizzy
- totalitarianism
- totality
- trouble
- tumble
- tumult
- turbulence
- turmoil
- unreasonableness
- unrest
- unruliness
- uproar
- vehemence
- wildness
Définition 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
- 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.
Antonyms for terrorism
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