Counterterror

/ˌkaʊntərˈtɛrər/ noun

Definition

Actions, measures, or military operations specifically designed to combat, prevent, or respond to terrorism or terrorist attacks.

Etymology

From counter- + terror. Terror comes from Latin terrere 'to frighten.' This term gained prominence in modern usage, especially after the 1970s, as nations formalized anti-terrorism strategies.

Kelly Says

Counterterror units like Germany's GSG 9 or Britain's SAS developed techniques that actually became so famous (Operation Entebbe rescue, for example) that they influenced how we see action movies!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Terrorism አይደለም
Ter-ro-rism ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
مكافحة الإرهاب
mukaafahat al-irhab
BNবাংলা
তেরোর বিরোধ
te-ro-r bi-ro-dho
CACatalà
contraterrorisme
kon-tra-te-ror-ris-me
CSČeština
protiterorismus
pro-ti-te-ro-ri-z-mus
DADansk
terrorismebekæmpelse
te-ror-i-sme-be-kaemp-else
DEDeutsch
Terrorismusbekämpfung
te-ror-i-zu-mus-be-kämp-fung
ELΕλληνικά
αντιτρομοκρατία
an-ti-tro-mo-kra-tia
ESEspañol
contraterrorismo
kon-tra-ter-ro-ris-mo
FAفارسی
مبارزه با تروریسم
mo-ba-re-ze ba ter-o-ri-sm
FISuomi
terrorismin vastaaminen
te-ror-is-min va-sta-a-mi-nen
FRFrançais
contre-terrorisme
kɔ̃tʁə-teʁɔʁizəm
GUGU
પ્રતિકાર
pri-ti-kaar
HAHA
aiki
a-iki
HEעברית
מאבק טרור
ma-avak te-ror
HIहिन्दी
आतंकवाद विरोधी
a-tan-k-va-ad vi-ro-dhi
HUMagyar
terrorizmus elleni küzdelem
te-ror-i-z-mus el-len-i kuz-de-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
penentangan terorisme
pe-nen-tan-gan te-ro-ris-me
IGIG
nkwu ụbọ
n-k-wu u-bo
ITItaliano
controterrorismo
kon-tro-ter-ro-ris-mo
JA日本語
テロ対策
te-ro-tai-sak
KKKK
терроризмге қарсы
te-ror-riz-mge qar-sy
KMKM
ប្រឆាំងនឹងការធ្វើអំពើអាក្រក់
pra-cha-ang-neng ka-r-th-v-eu a-m-peu a-k-rak-kr
KO한국어
테러방지
te-reo-bang-ji
MRMR
आतंकवाद विरोधी
a-tan-k-va-ad vi-ro-dhi
MSBahasa Melayu
pemberantasan terorisme
pem-ber-an-ta-san te-ro-ris-me
MYမြန်မာ
တရုတ်ပြည်နယ် တိုင်း
ta-ruk-pyi-ne-taing
NLNederlands
tegenterrorisme
te-gen-ter-ro-ris-me
NONorsk
terrorbekjempelse
te-ror-be-kjem-pel-se
PAPA
terrorism vīrodh
te-ror-i-z-m vi-ro-dh
PLPolski
przeciwdziałanie terroryzmowi
pre-tchi-wa-ja-nie ter-o-ry-z-mu
PTPortuguês
contra-terrorismo
kon-tra-ter-ro-ris-mo
RORomână
contra-terorism
kon-tra-te-ro-riz-m
RUРусский
противодействие терроризму
pro-tiv-o-de-i-st-vi-e ter-ro-riz-mu
SVSvenska
terrorbekämpande
te-ror-be-kamp-an-de
SWKiswahili
kupambana na uasi
ku-pa-ba-na na u-a-si
TAதமிழ்
வெட்க சக்தி எதிர்த்து
ve-d-ka-shak-thi e-di-r-thu
TEతెలుగు
భీకరవాదం వ్యతిరేకం
bhī-ka-ra-va-dam vyati-re-ka-m
THไทย
การต่อต้านการก่อการร้าย
gan-dtor-tan-gan-kor-kar-rai
TLTL
paglaban sa terorismo
pa-gla-ban sa te-ro-ris-mo
TRTürkçe
terörle mücadele
te-ror-le mu-ca-de-le
UKУкраїнська
протидія тероризму
pro-ti-di-ya te-ro-riz-mu
URاردو
خوف و دہشت گردی کے خلاف
khawf o deh-shat gar-di ke khilaf
VITiếng Việt
phương án chống khủng bố
phuong an chong khung bo
YOYO
àgbàgbọ́
a-g-ba-g-bo
ZH中文
反恐
fǎn kǒng
ZUZU
isibindi
i-si-bin-di

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