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economic terrorism

economic terrorism noun: an attempt to coax or force a person or group into doing something by threatening them economically or by the destruction of economic systems.

Noun

economic terrorism (uncountable)

  1. An attempt to coax or force a person or group into doing something by threatening them economically or by the destruction of economic systems.
    Synonyms:
    financial terrorism

Synonyms of economic terrorism

  • financial terrorism

Questions about economic terrorism

What does economic terrorism mean?
Economic terrorism means an attempt to coax or force a person or group into doing something by threatening them economically or by the destruction of economic systems.
What part of speech is economic terrorism?
Economic terrorism is a noun.

Words near economic terrorism in the dictionary

  1. economic rents
  2. economic scenario generator
  3. economic scenario generators
  4. economic science
  5. economic substance
  6. economic terrorism
  7. economic warfare
  8. economical
  9. economical with the truth
  10. economicalization
  11. economicalizations

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