economic terrorism

noun

An attempt to coax or force a person or group into doing something by threatening them economically or by the destruction of economic systems.

Similar
financial terrorism

Meanings

nouneconomic terrorism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn attempt to coax or force a person or group into doing something by threatening them economically or by the destruction of economic systems.

    Synonyms: financial terrorism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn attempt to coax or force a person or group into doing something by threatening them economically or by the destruction of economic systems.

Similar
financial terrorism
Cite this entry
APA

economic terrorism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20terrorism

MLA

“economic terrorism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20terrorism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “economic terrorism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/economic%20terrorism.

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