Terrorist attack and Terrorism

Terrorist attack noun - A surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims.

Terrorism and terrorist attack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terrorism" instead a noun phrase "Terrorist attack".

Terrorism noun - 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.

Terrorist attack and terrorism are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Terrorist attack" with "Terrorism", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: terrorize, terror, terrorise, terrorist, terrorised