terroristic

adjective

ter·​ror·​is·​tic ˌter-ər-ˈi-stik 

: involving or employing violent acts of terror : marked by terrorism

terroristic threats

accused of conspiring to carry out terroristic acts

resorting to terroristic tactics

terroristic organizations/regimes

He demonstrates how, in applying their openly terroristic concept of warfare, the officer corps, and not just the SS, promoted mentalities and practices that prepared the ground for the mass liquidations.

—V. R. Berghahn

Examples of terroristic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Court records show Poulter had been charged with first-degree terroristic threatening in Madison County Circuit Court and had a court appearance set for Monday. —Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025

But what Grossenbach viewed as an exercise of religious beliefs was seen by others as hateful and terroristic. —Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025

The teen faces a terroristic threat charge, according to jail records. —Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025

Wilkinson was taken into custody by local law enforcement and charged with making terroristic threats, DHS said. —Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for terroristic

• agonistic
• altruistic
• animistic
• aphoristic
• atheistic
• cabalistic
• calvinistic
• chauvinistic
• dualistic
• egoistic
• egotistic
• eucharistic