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ecoterrorism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Terrorism with an ecological motive, such as attacks against corporations perceived to be harming the natural environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

violence carried out to further the political or social objectives of the environmentalists

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ecological terrorism, eco-warfare, ecological warfare

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wóyḱos Proto-Hellenic *wóikos Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) Latin oeco- French éco- English eco- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin terrorbor. Old French terreur Middle French terreur French terreur Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French terrorisme English terrorism English ecoterrorism From eco- + terrorism.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 生態恐怖主義 /生态恐怖主义 (shēngtài kǒngbùzhǔyì) — terrorism with an ecological motive
  • Dutch: ecoterrorisme — terrorism with an ecological motive
  • Finnish: ekoterrorismi — terrorism with an ecological motive
  • German: Ökoterrorismus — terrorism with an ecological motive
  • Hungarian: ökoterrorizmus — terrorism with an ecological motive
  • Polish: ekoterroryzm — terrorism with an ecological motive
  • Portuguese: ecoterrorismo — terrorism with an ecological motive
  • Russian: экологи́ческий террори́зм (ekologíčeskij terrorízm) — terrorism with an ecological motive
  • Russian: э́котерроризм (ékoterrorizm) — terrorism with an ecological motive