terrorist act vs international terrorism

international terrorism vs terrorist act

terrorist act and international terrorism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terrorist act	Yes	No	No	No
international terrorism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, international terrorism is a hyponym of terrorist act; that is, international terrorism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than terrorist act:

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
international terrorism: terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country

Other hyponyms of terrorist act include biological terrorism, bioterrorism, chemical terrorism, cyber-terrorism, cyberwar, domestic terrorism, eco-warfare, ecological terrorism, ecological warfare, ecoterrorism, narcoterrorism, nuclear terrorism, state-sponsored terrorism, theoterrorism, terrorist attack.

terrorist act (noun)	international terrorism (noun)
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	terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country

Difference between terrorist act and international terrorism

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