cyber-terrorism

A form of cyberterrorism — The deliberate, large-scale disruption of networks of computers, especially of computers attached to the Internet, by means of viruses etc.

Similar
cyberwar
OriginEnglish terrorism ← French terrorisme ← Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós) →
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Meanings

nouncyber-terrorism (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of cyberterrorism.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan assault on electronic communication networks

Similar
cyberwar
Broader
terrorismact of terrorismterrorist act
Also see
cyberwar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  2. Englishcyberneticclip.
  3. Englishcyber-
  4. Frenchterrorisme
  5. Englishterrorism
  6. Englishcyber-terrorism

From cyber- + terrorism.

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APA

cyber-terrorism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyber-terrorism

MLA

“cyber-terrorism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyber-terrorism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyber-terrorism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyber-terrorism.

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