terrorism act of terrorism terrorist act | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature, this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear |
anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
terrorist attack | a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims |
anti-G suit G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
fragmentation bomb antipersonnel bomb anti-personnel bomb daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
stabilizer bar anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
virility drug anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
anti-Semitism antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
Japanese Red Army JRA Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
terrorist cell radical cell | a cell of terrorists (usually to members), to insure operational security the members of adjacent terrorist cells usually don't know each other or the identity of their leadership |
terrorist organization terrorist group foreign terrorist organization FTO | a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals |
anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
hacker cyber-terrorist cyberpunk | a programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism |
philistine anti-intellectual lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
terrorist | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon, usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells, often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities |
anti-dumping duty | a tariff imposed to prevent dumping |
racist antiblack anti-Semite(a) | discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion |
anti-intellectual philistine | smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values |
anti | not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) |
anti-American | opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-semitic antisemitic | relating to or characterized by anti-Semitism, hating Jews |