different between disorderly vs terrorist

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d?s???.d?.li/

Adjective

disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)

1. Not in order; marked by disorder or disarray.

   The books and papers are in a disorderly state.

2. Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body or mind.
3. Not complying with the restraints of order and law; unruly; lawless.

   disorderly people; disorderly assemblies

4. (law) Offensive to good morals and public decency.

   a disorderly house

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

disorderly (plural disorderlies)

1. A person who acts in a disorderly manner.
   • 1843, Parliamentary Papers (volumes 25-26, page 140)

     The police are allowed one shilling a-head upon all disorderlies who are discharged by the magistrates upon payment of expenses. The number so discharged are about a third of the number in custody.

Adverb

disorderly (comparative more disorderly, superlative most disorderly)

1. In a confused or lawless manner.

Anagrams

• disordrely

English

Etymology

From French terroriste; synchronically terror +? -ist. First used by Edmund Burke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?????st/

Noun

terrorist (plural terrorists)

1. A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
2. An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.

Hyponyms

• lone wolfer

Translations

Adjective

terrorist (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to terrorism.
   • 2002 January 29, George Walker Bush, "2002 State of the Union Address".

Usage notes

The use of the label "terrorist" is often controversial or subjective, since one person's terrorist may be another's "freedom fighter", and vice versa depending on somebody's personal ideology or beliefs.A cynical definition may be that a terrorist is someone who murders or terrorizes more of those for whom the terrorist is fighting, than their supposed enemies.

Related terms

• terror
• terrorize
• terroristic
• terrorism
• ecoterrorist

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French terroriste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?.r??r?st/
• Hyphenation: ter?ro?rist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

terrorist m (plural terroristen, diminutive terroristje n)

1. (derogaroty, see usage note) A terrorist.
2. (historical) A supporter of the French Reign of Terror.

Usage notes

Like English terrorist, use of this word is rather subjective.

Derived terms

• terroristisch

Related terms

• terroriseren
• terrorisme

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: teroris

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

terrorist m (definite singular terroristen, indefinite plural terrorister, definite plural terroristene)

1. terrorist (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)

Related terms

• terrorisme

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

terrorist m (definite singular terroristen, indefinite plural terroristar, definite plural terroristane)

1. terrorist (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle)

Related terms

• terrorisme

Swedish

Etymology

terror +? -ist

Noun

terrorist c

1. terrorist

Declension

Related terms

• terrordåd
• terrorisera
• terrorism

See also

• självmordsbombare