“Terrorizing” or “Terrorising”

Language

Terrorizing and terrorising are both English terms.

Usage

Terrorizing is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while terrorising 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
terrorizing	92	19	36	100	87	31	0	32	18	0	0	0
terrorising	8	81	64	0	13	69	0	68	82	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "terrorizing" over "terrorising" (92 to 8).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 81 to 19 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
• In India, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "terrorizing" over "terrorising" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "terrorizing" over "terrorising" (87 to 13).
• In Australia, there is a 69 to 31 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorizing" and "terrorising".
• In Ireland, there is a 68 to 32 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
• In New Zealand, there is a 82 to 18 preference for "terrorising" over "terrorizing".
• In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorizing" and "terrorising".
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorizing" and "terrorising".
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "terrorizing" and "terrorising".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use terrorizing or terrorising with sample sentences.

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