τρομοκρατία

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Etymology[edit]

τρόμος (trómos, terror, fear) +‎ -κρατία (-kratía, -cracy, -ism), calque of French terrorisme. First attested 1840.

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  • IPA(key): /tɾomokɾaˈtia/
  • Hyphenation: τρο‧μο‧κρα‧τί‧α

Noun[edit]

τρομοκρατία (tromokratíaf (uncountable)

  1. terrorism, terror (commission of an act of violence to create a political or emotional response)
    Η τρομοκρατία είναι ο λόγος που καταστράφηκαν οι δίδυμοι πύργοι.
    I tromokratía eínai o lógos pou katastráfikan oi dídymoi pýrgoi.
    Terrorism is the reason that the twin towers were destroyed.

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