HyperDic: counterterrorism

English > 1 sense of the word *counterterrorism*:
NOUN	cognition	counterterrorism	a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism

counterterrorism > pronunciation
Sounds	kaw'nerteh.rerih.zahm; kaw'nterteh.rerih.zahm
Rhymes	abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...

English > *counterterrorism*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism.
Category	terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act	The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Broader	scheme, strategy	An elaborate and systematic plan of action
Spanish	antiterrorismo, contraterrorismo
Adjectives	counterterror, counterterrorist	intended to prevent terrorism