terrorisation

ˌtɛrəraɪˈzeɪʃən

Definition of terrorisation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fear

Rare

act of causing great fear or terror

Rare

The terrorisation of the village lasted several hours..

frightening

intimidation

menacing

violence

TECH.

act of terrorism using violence or threats

TECH.

The terrorisation of the city left everyone in shock.

intimidation

menace

terrorism

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Origin of terrorisation

Latin, terror (fear) + -isation (process)

Examples of terrorisation in a sentence

Reports of terrorisation spread quickly through the media.
The terrorisation of the village was reported worldwide.
Efforts to stop the terrorisation were intensified by authorities.

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French:intimidation, terreur, ...
German:Terrorisierung, ...
Italian:intimidazione, ...
Spanish:aterrorización, terrorización, ...
Portuguese:terrorização, ato de terrorismo, ...
Chinese:恐怖行动, 恐怖活动, ...
Japanese:恐怖化, テロ行為, ...
Arabic:إِرْهَاب, تَرْوِيع, ...
Hebrew:הַפְחָדָה, טֵרוֹר, ...
Russian:терроризация, террор, ...
Ukrainian:тероризація, терор, ...
Hindi:आतंकित करना, आतंकवाद, ...
Bengali:সন্ত্রাসবাদ, ভীতি প্রদর্শন, ...
Catalan:terrorització, acte de terrorisme, ...
Czech:terorizování, teror, ...
Danish:terrorisering, terrorangreb, ...
Dutch:terrorisatie, terrorisme, ...
Greek:τρομοκράτηση, ...
Hungarian:megfélemlítés, ...
Khmer:ការបង្កការភ័យខ្លាច, ការគំរាមកំហែងដោយអំពើហិង្សា, ...
Korean:테러, 테러 행위, ...
Persian:ترور, تروریزه کردن, ...
Polish:terroryzacja, terroryzowanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):terrorização, ameaça terrorista, ...
Romanian:terorizare, teroare, ...
Swedish:terrorisering, terror, ...
Thai:การก่อการร้าย, การข่มขู่, ...
Turkish:terörize etme, terör eylemi, ...
Vietnamese:khủng bố, sự khủng bố, ...

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