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

Washtenaw County prosecutors have charged the teen with one felony count of making terroristic threats and one misdemeanor count of making school threats. —Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026

Vizcaya-Raudales faces a charge of making a terroristic threat against a peace officer or judge. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026

Pike was found by officers and arrested on three terroristic threat charges, police said. —Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026

In 2019, Dykstra had drug and terroristic threat charges dropped after an altercation with an Uber driver in New Jersey in 2018. —Matt Moret, New York Times, 7 Jan. 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