Difference between Terrorist and Violent

What is the difference between Terrorist and Violent?

Terrorist as an adjective is of or relating to terrorism. while Violent as an adjective is involving extreme force or motion.

Terrorist

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals; frequently in an attempt to coerce either a more powerful opponent, (such as a citizen or group targeting a government), or conversely, a weaker opponent, (such as a government, or even an internal citizen or group, being targeted by a larger government). An agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or relating to terrorism.

Example sentence: Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.

Violent

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Involving extreme force or motion.Involving physical conflict.Likely to use physical force.Intensely vivid.

Example sentence: Where you have the most armed citizens in America, you have the lowest violent crime rate. Where you have the worst gun control, you have the highest crime rate.

We hope you now know whether to use Terrorist or Violent in your sentence.

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