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Meaning of "ecoterrorism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ECOTERRORISM

ecoterrorism  [ˌiːkəʊˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECOTERRORISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ecoterrorism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECOTERRORISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ecoterrorism

Eco-terrorism

Eco-terrorism usually refers to acts of violence committed in support of ecological or environmental causes, against persons or their property. Eco-terrorism is defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as "the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against people or property by an environmentally oriented, subnational group for environmental-political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature." The FBI credited eco-terrorists with 200 million dollars in property damage between 2003 and 2008, and a majority of states within the USA have introduced laws aimed at eco-terrorism. Critics of this use of the term argue that it has been defined in order to vilify activists, and that the term would be more properly employed to describe the environmentally damaging activities of corporations.

Definition of ecoterrorism in the English dictionary

The definition of ecoterrorism in the dictionary is terrorism aimed at preventing environmental destruction and hence usually targeting major polluters.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECOTERRORISM


adventurism
ədˈvɛntʃəˌrɪzəm
aneurysm
ˈænjəˌrɪzəm
aphorism
ˈæfəˌrɪzəm
asterism
ˈæstəˌrɪzəm
barbarism
ˈbɑːbəˌrɪzəm
consumerism
kənˈsjuːməˌrɪzəm
counterterrorism
ˌkaʊntəˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
esoterism
ɛˈsɒtəˌrɪzəm
futurism
ˈfjuːtʃəˌrɪzəm
hypopituitarism
ˌhaɪpəpɪˈtjuːɪtəˌrɪzəm
isomerism
aɪˈsɒməˌrɪzəm
mannerism
ˈmænəˌrɪzəm
mesmerism
ˈmɛzməˌrɪzəm
militarism
ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm
naturism
ˈneɪtʃəˌrɪzəm
plagiarism
ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm
secularism
ˈsɛkjʊləˌrɪzəm
terrorism
ˈtɛrəˌrɪzəm
Thatcherism
ˈθætʃəˌrɪzəm
voluntarism
ˈvɒləntəˌrɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECOTERRORISM

ecospecific
ecosphere
ecostate
ecosystem
ecosystem services
ecotage
ecotarian
ecotarianism
ecotecture
ecoterrorist
ecotonal
ecotone
ecotour
ecotourism
ecotoxic
ecotoxicologist
ecotoxicology
ecotype
ecotypic
ecotypically

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECOTERRORISM

adiaphorism
agroterrorism
algorism
anachorism
antiterrorism
apriorism
bio-terrorism
chorism
colorism
cyberterrorism
deteriorism
diorism
hectorism
meliorism
meteorism
pelorism
phosphorism
probabiliorism
rigorism
tourism
tutorism

Synonyms and antonyms of ecoterrorism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ecoterrorism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECOTERRORISM

Find out the translation of ecoterrorism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ecoterrorism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ecoterrorism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ecoterrorism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ecoterrorism
570 millions of speakers

English

ecoterrorism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ecoterrorism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ecoterrorism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ecoterrorism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ecoterrorism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ecoterrorism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

écoterrorisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ecoterrorisme
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ecoterrorism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

環境テロ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ecoterrorism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ecoterorisme
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ecoterrorism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ecoterrorism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ecoterrorism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ecoterrorism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ecoterrorismo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ecoterrorism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ecoterrorism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ecoterrorism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ecoterrorism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ecoterrorism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ecoterrorism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ecoterrorism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ecoterrorism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECOTERRORISM»

The term «ecoterrorism» is used very little and occupies the 158.468 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECOTERRORISM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ecoterrorism» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ecoterrorism» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ecoterrorism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECOTERRORISM»

Discover the use of ecoterrorism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ecoterrorism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ecoterrorism
Critics maintain that ecoterrorists operate under the assumption that nature is good and humans are bad and that this is a dangerous philosophy that will ultimately lead the most radical among them to emulate the tactics of the Unabomber or ...
Douglas Long, 2004
2
Environmental Security and Ecoterrorism
In sum, this volume provides a useful overview for both the layperson and experienced researchers.
Hami Alpas, Simon M. Berkowicz, Irina Ermakova, 2011
3
Ecoterrorism: The Next American Revolution?
The roots and motivations of the underground ecoterrorism movement are presented in this insightful look at a growing activist cause.
Kathleen McFall, 2006
4
Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management
The FBI estimates that there have been about twelve hundred acts of ecoterrorism in the United States, with losses in the millions.123 More than 20 states have passed ecoterrorism laws that increase the penalties for vandalism, arson, and ...
Archie Carroll, Ann Buchholtz, 2008
5
Eco-terrorism: Radical Environmental and Animal Liberation ...
A vivid introduction to eco-terrorism in the United States, covering such groups as PETA, ALF, and ELF.
Don Liddick, 2006
6
Ecoterrorism, Security, and Social Movements
How does environmentalism square with traditions regarding security? This book offers a political sociology of the emergence and proliferation of ecoterrorism.
Willem de Lint, 2014
7
Fundamentals of Fire Fighter Skills
Ecoterrorism refers to illegal acts committed by groups supporting environmental or related causes. Examples include spiking trees to sabotage logging operations, vandalizing a university research laboratory that is conducting experiments on ...
International Association of Fire Chiefs, 2004
8
The Counterterrorism Handbook: Tactics, Procedures, and ...
Since the last edition of this volume was published, additional atrocities have occurred and new threats have surfaced.
Frank Bolz, Jr., Kenneth J. Dudonis, David P. Schulz, 2011
9
HD of Environmentalism
ECOTERRORISM. The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines ecoterrorism within its domestic terrorism unit as the criminal use or threatened use of violence by a subnational group in the name of an environmental cause.
Gary Bryner
10
Spectacle Pedagogy: Art, Politics, and Visual Culture
While performing these physically impossible tasks, a complex narrative, a “sea” of disjunctive images and ideas about ecoterrorism began to rage, their conjunctions implying interconnections between nature and culture, the earth and the ...
Charles R. Garoian, Yvonne M. Gaudelius, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECOTERRORISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ecoterrorism is used in the context of the following news items.
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William Braniff is the executive director of the National Consortium …
From 1995 to 2010, there were 239 arson and bombing attacks committed by the ecoterrorism groups Earth Liberation Front (E.L.F.) and ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
2
A Soccer Team's Fight to Protect Chile's Glaciers
Conversation was heated as Deputy Fernando Meza, the president of the Commission, accused Greenpeace of ecoterrorism. Greenpeace ... «GlacierHub, Jun 15»
3
My love for orange roughy is off the scale
Travelling in the car, we'd listen to his stories, often laced with a hit of ecoterrorism. Which brings me to the orange roughy, a deep sea species ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
4
Review: In Nell Zink's 'Mislaid,' Sex, Race, Marriage and Other …
... first novel, “The Wallcreeper” (2014), set mostly in Switzerland, was a small and absurdist riff about bird watching, free love and ecoterrorism. «New York Times, May 15»
5
Who Bombed Judi Bari? 25 Years Later, We May Find an Answer
... Firearms and Explosives and the Oakland Police Department believing it was an ecoterrorism case, with Bari and Cherney its targets. «The Journal, May 15»
6
Kurt Heidinger: Fracked gas is not low cost or environmentally …
(Editor's note: Farrell later apologized for describing local pipeline opponents as engaging in ecoterrorism.) I'll focus on one claim, because its ... «GazetteNET, May 15»
7
Climate Hypocrites and the Media That Love Them
Media Take Outrageous Claims Seriously: Cameron said “I believe in ecoterrorism,” and Entertainment Weekly didn't bat an eye. Arianna ... «NewsBusters, May 15»
8
Inside the Beltway: Gawking media salutes the 'Hollywood gasbags …
Film director James Cameron warned of ecoterrorism and a future world “in shambles” because of climate change — “yet he owns an ... «Washington Times, May 15»
9
Berkshire Gas spokesman apologizes for referring to pipeline …
The “ecoterrorism” remark was one of two missteps by Farrell April 24. On Monday, Berkshire Gas President and Chief Operating Officer Karen ... «GazetteNET, May 15»
10
Shorewood Reads: Nickolas Butler will talk about 'Shotgun Lovesongs'
... with friendships, marriage, love and decency," but also including a story about revenge and dogfighting, and one about ecoterrorism. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ecoterrorism [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ecoterrorism>. Apr 2024 ».
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