“Terrorize” or “Terrorise”

Language

Terrorize and terrorise are both English terms.

Usage

Terrorize is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while terrorise is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
terrorize	95	32	32	100	86	35	0	0	0	0	0	0
terrorise	5	68	68	0	14	65	0	100	0	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "terrorize" over "terrorise" (95 to 5).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "terrorise" over "terrorize".
• In India, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "terrorise" over "terrorize".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "terrorize" over "terrorise" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "terrorize" over "terrorise" (86 to 14).
• In Australia, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "terrorise" over "terrorize".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorize" and "terrorise".
• In Ireland, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "terrorise" over "terrorize".
• In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorize" and "terrorise".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorize" and "terrorise".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorize" and "terrorise".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorize" and "terrorise".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use terrorize or terrorise with sample sentences.

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