Synonyms for terrorism
ˈtɛr əˌrɪz əmter·ror·ism

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1. terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actnoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   act of terrorism, terrorist act

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1. terrorismnoun

   Synonyms:
   state of terror, reign of terror

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1. List of paraphrases for "terrorism":

   terror, terrorist, counter-terrorism, anti-terrorism, terrorisme, terrorists, terrorismo, ctc, anti-terrorist

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1. Ted Cruz:

   Any time you're dealing with issues of security and civil liberties, you've got to balance them both, and I think we can walk and chew gum at the same time. We can protect ourselves from terrorism and also protect our civil rights.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   I think lifting the state sponsor terrorism designation there... if we can take care of those victim of those tragedies, that would be a good thing for American foreign policy.

3. Amir Khan:

   This innocent girl had gone to brighten the name of Pakistan, but due to bad luck in a country that accuses the world of terrorism, she became a victim of terrorism herself.

4. Lloyd Austin:

   Retaining Bagram would have required putting as many as five thousand U.S. troops in harm's way, just to operate and defend it. And Retaining Bagram would have contributed little to the mission that we had been assigned, and that was to protect and defend our embassy which was some 30 miles away, staying at Bagram -- even for counter - terrorism purposes -- meant staying at war in Afghanistan, something that the President made clear that he would not do.

5. Horst Seehofer:

   Weakening the European security architecture would affect all EU citizens and undermine their fundamental need for security, the ever present threat of cross-border terrorism shows the need for unlimited co-operation in future.