nonterror

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adjective

Not of or pertaining to terrorism.

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Meanings

adjectivenonterror (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot of or pertaining to terrorism.

    Since Sept. 11, 2001, when the country’s attention understandably turned to terrorism, nearly 120,000 Americans have been killed in nonterror homicides, most of them committed with guns.

    2009 April 14, Bob Herbert, “The American Way”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + terror.

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APA

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

MLA

“nonterror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonterror. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonterror,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonterror.

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