Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonterror

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-ter-ror
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not of or pertaining to terrorism.

Example Sentences

"Since Sept. 11, 2001, when the country’s attention understandably turned to terrorism, nearly 120,000 Americans have been killed in nonterror homicides, most of them committed with guns."

Etymology

From non- + terror.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nonterror mean?: Not of or pertaining to terrorism.
Where does nonterror come from?: From non- + terror.

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