act of terrorism

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsterrorismterrorist act

   Broaderterror

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Questions about act of terrorism

What does act of terrorism mean?

act of terrorism means "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".

What is another word for act of terrorism?

Close synonyms include terrorism, terrorist act. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is act of terrorism a common word?

act of terrorism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.