n.
Pronunciation: ' ter- ə r- ˌ i-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1795
: the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
– ter · ror · ist \ - ə r-ist \ adjective or noun
– ter · ror · is · tic \ ˌ ter- ə r- ' is-tik \ adjective
n.
Pronunciation: ' ter- ə r- ˌ i-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1795
: the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
– ter · ror · ist \ - ə r-ist \ adjective or noun
– ter · ror · is · tic \ ˌ ter- ə r- ' is-tik \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012