antiterrorism

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noun

Activity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.

“Antiterrorism funding was increased after 2001.”

Similar
counter-terrorism
OriginEnglish terrorism ← French terrorisme ← Middle French terreur →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

nounantiterrorism (uncountable)
  1. attributiveoftenuncountablegovernmentActivity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.

    Antiterrorism funding was increased after 2001.

    Synonyms: counter-terrorism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounActivity aiming at opposing or preventing terrorism.

Similar
counter-terrorism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*tres-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*troséyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*troseō
  10. Latinterreō
  11. Latinterror
  12. Old Frenchterreur
  13. Middle Frenchterreur
  14. Frenchterreur
  15. Frenchterrorisme
  16. Englishterrorism
  17. Englishantiterrorism

From anti- + terrorism.

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Translations

Arabic مُكَافَحَة اَلْإِرْهَاب
  • مُكَافَحَة اَلْإِرْهَاب (mukāfaḥat al-ʔirhāb)activity aiming at opposing terrorism
Bulgarian антитерори́зъм, контратерори́зъм
  • антитерори́зъм (antiterorízăm)activity aiming at opposing terrorism
  • контратерори́зъм (kontraterorízăm)activity aiming at opposing terrorism
Catalan antiterrorisme
  • antiterrorismeactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Chinese Mandarin 反恐怖主義 /反恐怖主义, 反恐
  • 反恐怖主義 /反恐怖主义 (fǎnkǒngbùzhǔyì)activity aiming at opposing terrorism
  • 反恐 (fǎnkǒng)activity aiming at opposing terrorism
Finnish terrorisminvastainen toiminta
  • terrorisminvastainen toimintaactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
French antiterrorisme, contreterrorisme
  • antiterrorismeactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
  • contreterrorismeactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
German Terrorismusbekämpfung, Terrorabwehr
  • Terrorismusbekämpfungactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
  • Terrorabwehractivity aiming at opposing terrorism
  • Antiterrorismusactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Indonesian kontraterorisme
  • kontraterorismeactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Italian antiterrorismo
  • antiterrorismoactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Japanese 反テロ
  • 反テロ (han-tero)activity aiming at opposing terrorism
Polish antyterroryzm
  • antyterroryzmactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Portuguese antiterrorismo, contraterrorismo
  • antiterrorismoactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
  • contraterrorismoactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Romanian antiterorism
  • antiterorismactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Russian антитеррори́зм, контртеррори́зм
  • антитеррори́зм (antiterrorízm)activity aiming at opposing terrorism
  • контртеррори́зм (kontrterrorízm)activity aiming at opposing terrorism
Spanish antiterrorismo, contraterrorismo
  • antiterrorismoactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
  • contraterrorismoactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Swedish kontraterrorism
  • kontraterrorismactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Welsh gwrthderfysgaeth
  • gwrthderfysgaethactivity aiming at opposing terrorism
Cite this entry
APA

antiterrorism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiterrorism

MLA

“antiterrorism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiterrorism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiterrorism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiterrorism.

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