Definition of Terrorization

1. Noun. The act of inspiring with fear.

Exact synonyms: Frightening, Terrorisation
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Bullying, Intimidation
Derivative terms: Frighten, Terrorise, Terrorize

2. Noun. An act of terrorism.
Exact synonyms: Terrorisation
Generic synonyms: Evildoing, Transgression
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Derivative terms: Terrorise, Terrorize

Definition of Terrorization

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Terrorization

terrorises
terrorising
terrorism
terrorisms
terrorist
terrorist act
terrorist attack
terrorist cell
terrorist fist jab
terrorist fist jabs
terrorist group
terrorist organization
terroristic
terroristically
terrorists
terrorization (current term)
terrorizations
terrorize
terrorized
terrorizer
terrorizers
terrorizes
terrorizing
terrorless
terrors
terrorstricken
terrorstruck
terrour
terrours
terrs

Literary usage of Terrorization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Belgians Under the German Eagle by Jean Massart (1916)
"Had our butchers renounced their attempts at terrorization? terrorization: "Reprisals" as a "Preventive." According to this hypothesis, that the great ..."

2. Alsace-Lorraine Since 1870 by Barry Cerf (1919)
"Such terrorization would unquestionably be effective. ... terrorization is effective when it continues relentlessly for four years and more. ..."

3. Alsace-Lorraine Since 1870 by Barry Cerf (1919)
"Such terrorization would unquestionably be effective. ... terrorization is effective when it continues relentlessly for four years and more. ..."

4. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1907)
"... to resort to a policy of terrorization in order to suppress any manifestation of political dissent which might in the slightest degree endanger the ..."

5. The Italian Emigration of Our Times by Robert Franz Foerster (1919)
"The strangest manifestation has been in the " Black Hand " outrages, which in their frequency and power of terrorization — but little else — recall the ..."

6. The ASEAN States and Regional Security by Sheldon W. Simon (1982)
"terrorization, Torture, and Summary Execution terrorization. As if months of thought reform were not sufficiently intimidating, prisoners are subjected to ..."

7. International Cases: Arbitrations and Incidents Illustrative of by Ellery Cory Stowell, Henry Fraser Munro (1916)
"(i) Concentration camps Condition of Concentrados in Cuba (1897) 169 (J) terrorization Shifting the Burden of War on the Inhabitants of Mexico (1847) J7i ..."

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