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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesterrorista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: teh-roh-ris-ta
"O vilão do filme era um notório terrorista da cidade."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or entity that causes terror or fear.
"The villain in the movie was a notorious terrorizer of the city." - 2
An individual who uses intimidation or threats to control or manipulate others.
"In the workplace, he was seen as a terrorizer, using fear to maintain his authority."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'terrorizer' is derived from the root word 'terror,' which comes from the Latin 'terror' meaning 'great fear' or 'dread.' The suffix '-izer' is used to form agent nouns indicating someone or something that performs a specified action, originating from the Latin '-izare.' The word has evolved in modern English to denote someone who instills fear or terror.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Terrorizer" is said worldwide
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terrorisateur
Transliteration: teh-ra-iz-a-teur
"Le méchant du film était un terrorisateur notoire de la ville."
Terrorist
Transliteration: teh-roh-rist
"Der Bösewicht im Film war ein berüchtigter Terrorist der Stadt."
terrorista
Transliteration: teh-roh-ris-ta
"Il cattivo del film era un noto terrorista della città."
terrorista
Transliteration: teh-roh-ris-ta
"El villano de la película era un terrorista notorio de la ciudad."
terrorista
Transliteration: teh-roh-ris-ta
"O vilão do filme era um notório terrorista da cidade."
आतंकित करने वाला
Transliteration: aatankit karne wala
"फिल्म का खलनायक शहर का एक कुख्यात आतंकित करने वाला था।"
恐怖分子
Transliteration: kǒngbù fènzǐ
"电影中的反派是城市里臭名昭著的恐怖分子。"
테러리스트
Transliteration: te-reo-ri-seu-teu
"영화의 악당은 도시에서 악명 높은 테러리스트였다."
テロリスト
Transliteration: te-ro-ri-su-to
"映画の悪役は街の悪名高いテロリストだった。"
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