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

Denton County jail records obtained by Fox News Digital showed Fry had at least 31 previous arrests dating back to 2003 for crimes including six instances of assault, arson, making terroristic threats and numerous drug and public intoxication charges. —Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 21 Mar. 2026

Previous charges include assault causing bodily injury, disorderly conduct, possession of alcohol by a minor, public intoxication, burglary of a habitation, theft of property, terroristic threat, driving while license invalid, criminal mischief, and resisting arrest. —Doug Myers, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026

In 2019, artists came together on a brief over the trial of Jamal Knox, who was charged with terroristic threats and witness intimidation over song lyrics. —Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026

Killer Mike, Chance the Rapper, Meek Mill, 21 Savage, and more also collaborated on a brief tied to the 2019 trial of Jamal Knox, a Pennsylvania rapper who was charged with terroristic threats and witness intimidation over song lyrics. —Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026

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