terror attack
Coordinated mass violence
A terror attack is an act of violence intended to create fear and intimidate a population or government, typically for political, religious, or ideological purposes.
The term emphasizes the psychological impact—terrorizing civilians—rather than military objectives: The city was on high alert after the terror attack.
Often used interchangeably with terrorist attack.
- bombingAttack with explosives
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- ground zeroExplosion's central impact point
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- mass shootingMulti-victim gun attack
carnage · bloodshed · ISIS · jihad · suicide bomber · suicide vest · lone wolf · hostage · casualties · gunman · 911 · wreckage · sirens · breaking news · panic · evacuation · shrapnel · extremist
- World EventsOlympics, World Cup, G20, G7 summit, pandemic
- attacksassault, raid, strike, offensive, charge
- violent crimehomicide, stabbing, shooting, robbery, mugging
- disastersdisaster, earthquake, earthquakes, catastrophe, floods
- warfarebattle, combat, war, armed conflict, military strategy
- crisescrisis, emergency, disaster, natural disaster, catastrophe
terror attacknatural disaster
Catastrophic environmental event
earthquake · hurricane · flood · tsunami · wildfire
terror attackpeace accord
Treaty ending a war
peace treaty · ceasefire · armistice · reconciliation · humanitarian mission
terror attackhumanitarian aid
Crisis relief for sufferers
relief effort · rescue mission · peacekeeping · liberation · defense
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