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nonterror

nonterror adjective: not of or pertaining to terrorism.

Adjective

nonterror (not comparable)

  1. Not of or pertaining to terrorism.
    • Since Sept. 11, 2001, when the country’s attention understandably turned to terrorism, nearly 120,000 Americans have been killed in nonterror homicides, most of them committed with guns.2009 April 14, Bob Herbert, “The American Way”, in New York Times

Origin of nonterror

From non- + terror.

Questions about nonterror

What does nonterror mean?
Nonterror means not of or pertaining to terrorism.
What part of speech is nonterror?
Nonterror is an adjective.

Words near nonterror in the dictionary

  1. nonterrestrial
  2. nonterrestrials
  3. nonterrible
  4. nonterritorial
  5. nonterritoriality
  6. nonterror
  7. nonterrorism
  8. nonterrorist
  9. nonterroristic
  10. nonterrorists
  11. nontertiary

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