terrorism

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Derived terms

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[edit] Etymology

terror +‎ -ism

The word first appears in English in 1795 in reference to the Jacobins of France, who ruled during the ‘Reign of Terror.’

[edit] Noun

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terrorism (uncountable)

1. The deliberate commission of an act of violence to create an emotional response through the suffering of the victims in the furtherance of a political or social agenda.
2. Violence against civilians to achieve military or political objectives.
3. A psychological strategy of war for gaining political or religious ends by deliberately creating a climate of fear among the population of a state.

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[edit] Derived terms

• agroterrorism
• antiterrorism
• bioterrorism
• cyberterrorism
• ecoterrorism
• narcoterrorism