Words with Root “terror” in English (US)
Browse English (US) words sharing the root “terror”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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terror Latin origin 'terror' meaning 'great fear'; forms base of 'terrorism'
Counterterrorism is a 5-syllable compound noun (coun-ter-ter-ror-ism) formed from the prefix 'counter-' (Latin, meaning 'against') + 'terrorism' (terror + -ism). Primary stress falls on the third syllable /tɛr/, with secondary stress on the first syllable /kaʊn/. Division follows morpheme boundaries and the geminate 'rr' is split between syllables. IPA: /ˌkaʊn.tɚˈtɛr.ər.ɪ.zəm/.
'Counterterrorist' is a 5-syllable compound word (coun-ter-ter-ror-ist) formed from prefix 'counter-' + 'terrorist'. Primary stress falls on the third syllable 'ter' (first syllable of 'terrorist'), with secondary stress on 'coun'. IPA: /ˌkaʊn.tɚˈtɛr.ər.ɪst/. It functions as both noun and adjective with identical pronunciation.