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/teroˈɾista/
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Translation
terrorist
Word origin
From terror plus the suffix -ista, from Latin terror ('great fear'), from terrere ('to frighten'). The same root gives English 'terror' and 'deter'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terror
- English cognates
- terror, deter
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralterroristas
Examples
.
The police arrested a dangerous terrorist.
desmantelado.
The terrorist group was dismantled.
Condenaron firmeza.
They firmly condemned the terrorist attack.
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Who was behind the terrorist threat?
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The city lived in fear after the terrorist action.
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