“Terrorized” or “Terrorised”

Language

Terrorized and terrorised are both English terms.

Usage

Terrorized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while terrorised 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
terrorized	96	29	45	100	88	35	0	37	48	0	100	0
terrorised	4	71	55	0	12	65	0	63	52	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "terrorized" over "terrorised" (96 to 4).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 71 to 29 preference for "terrorised" over "terrorized".
• In India, there is a 55 to 45 preference for "terrorised" over "terrorized".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "terrorized" over "terrorised" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "terrorized" over "terrorised" (88 to 12).
• In Australia, there is a 65 to 35 preference for "terrorised" over "terrorized".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorized" and "terrorised".
• In Ireland, there is a 63 to 37 preference for "terrorised" over "terrorized".
• In New Zealand, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "terrorised" over "terrorized".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorized" and "terrorised".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "terrorized" over "terrorised" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorized" and "terrorised".

Examples

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