terroristic
Using fear tactics
Terroristic describes actions, threats, or intentions involving terror or terrorism.
The word appears most often in legal contexts: a terroristic threat is a crime in many jurisdictions, covering threats intended to intimidate or coerce, even without connection to organized terrorism.
He was charged with making terroristic threats against his neighbor.
Attack with explosives
- attackAggressive act against another
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- hostageCaptive held as security
assassination · carnage · slaughter · atrocity · rampage · bloodshed · shooting · beheading
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- fearEmotional response to threat
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- threatIndication of potential harm
- menaceSource of potential harm
panic · dread · horror · trauma · hostage-taking · psychological warfare · destabilization · paranoia
One who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- separatistAdvocate for breaking away
- jihadistReligious warfare combatant
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
dissident · rebel · anarchist · nationalist · fundamentalist · ideological · radicalized · cell
Basic unit of life
- networkInterconnected system
- sleeperOne at rest
- operativeCovert field agent
- handlerOne who manages something
financier · recruitment · training camp · safe house · front organization · intelligence · surveillance · counterterrorism
Formal name or title
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- detentionTemporary official holding
interrogation · extradition · surveillance · wiretapping · watchlist · indictment · conviction · imprisonment
bombing
Attack with explosives
- attackAggressive act against another
- explosionViolent burst of energy
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
hostage · assassination · carnage · slaughter · atrocity · rampage · bloodshed · shooting · beheading · destruction
intimidation
Deliberate fear-inducing pressure
- fearEmotional response to threat
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- threatIndication of potential harm
menace · panic · dread · horror · trauma · hostage-taking · psychological warfare · destabilization · paranoia · alarm
insurgent
One who revolts
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- separatistAdvocate for breaking away
- jihadistReligious warfare combatant
guerrilla · dissident · rebel · anarchist · nationalist · fundamentalist · ideological · radicalized · cell · faction
cell
Basic unit of life
handler · financier · recruitment · training camp · safe house · front organization · intelligence · surveillance · counterterrorism · watchlist
designation
Formal name or title
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
detention · interrogation · extradition · surveillance · wiretapping · watchlist · indictment · conviction · imprisonment · deportation
terroristicpeaceful
Free from disturbance
nonviolent · pacifist · diplomatic · conciliatory · pacific
terroristicprotective
Serving to guard
benign · safe · nonthreatening · harmless · reassuring
terroristiclawful
Permitted by statute
legitimate · legal · sanctioned · authorized · righteous
- terrorist attackViolence for political intimidation
- Islamic terroristsViolent extremists citing Islam
- terrorist cellClandestine group planning attacks
- terrorist actsViolence to spread fear
- terrorist watch listRegistry of suspected threats
- terrorist campExtremist training facility