English Online Dictionary. What means terrorism? What does terrorism mean?
English
Etymology
From French terrorisme, from terreur + -isme, equivalent to 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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹəɹɪzəm/
Noun
terrorism (usually uncountable, plural terrorisms)
- (historical) The system of fear and intimidation put into place during the Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France around 1793-94.
- The use of unlawful violence against people or property to achieve political objectives.
- (by extension) The use of intimidation or bullying tactics.
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Translations
Swedish
Etymology
terror + -ism
Pronunciation
Noun
terrorism c
- terrorism
Declension
Derived terms
- kontraterrorism
Related terms
- terrorisera
- terrorist
References
- terrorism in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- terrorism in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- terrorism in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)