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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?

.

The city lived in fear after the terrorist action.

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This word is part of lesson 32.