आतंकवाद (aatankvaad)

noun A modern political/news-register noun meaning 'terrorism' -- built from आतंक (aatank, 'terror, dread') plus the suffix -वाद (-vaad, 'ism, doctrine'). One sense, used mainly in news and formal discussion.
Sense 1 : terrorism
noun, masculine
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: This word lives almost entirely in newspapers, TV news, and political speeches -- you will rarely hear it in casual home conversation the way you'd hear आतंक (aatank) itself, which can describe everyday fear or dread ('घर में आतंक छा गया' ghar men aatank chhaa gayaa, 'panic spread through the house'). Recognizing the -वाद (-vaad) suffix pattern is useful beyond this word: it turns concrete or abstract nouns into 'isms' across Hindi's political vocabulary.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse आतंकवाद (aatankvaad, 'terrorism' -- the ideology/phenomenon) with आतंकवादी (aatankvaadii, 'terrorist' -- the person); the -वादी (-vaadii) ending marks the practitioner/adherent, a pattern shared by many other -वाद (-vaad) nouns like साम्यवाद (saamyvaad, 'communism') / साम्यवादी (saamyvaadii, 'communist'). 2) It is always masculine and essentially never used in the plural, since it names an abstract phenomenon rather than a countable thing.
Sample Sentences:
सरकार ने आतंकवाद के खिलाफ नई नीति बनाई है। The government has made a new policy against terrorism.
(sarkaar ne aatankvaad ke khilaaph naii niiti banaaii hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आतंकवाद पूरी दुनिया के लिए एक बड़ी चुनौती बन गया है। Terrorism has become a major challenge for the whole world.
(aatankvaad poorii duniyaa ke lie ek badii chunautii ban gayaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
समाचार चैनल हर रात आतंकवाद से जुड़ी खबरें दिखाते हैं। News channels show terrorism-related news every night.
(samaachaar chainal har raat aatankvaad se judii khabren dikhaate hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगर देश एकजुट रहें, तो आतंकवाद को हराया जा सकता है। If countries stay united, terrorism can be defeated.
(agar desh ekjut rahen, to aatankvaad ko haraayaa jaa saktaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
उस हमले के बाद आतंकवाद पर बहस तेज़ हो गई। After that attack, the debate over terrorism intensified.
(us hamle ke baad aatankvaad par bahas tez ho gaii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
नेताओं ने संयुक्त राष्ट्र में आतंकवाद के खिलाफ आवाज़ उठाई। The leaders raised their voice against terrorism at the United Nations.
(netaaon ne sanyukt raashtr men aatankvaad ke khilaaph aavaaz uthaaii।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
काश आतंकवाद कभी पैदा ही न हुआ होता। If only terrorism had never come into existence.
(kaash aatankvaad kabhii paidaa hii n huaa hotaa।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Perfective -- Voice: Active
आतंकवाद से लड़ने के लिए सेनाएं मिलकर काम कर रही हैं। The armies are working together to fight terrorism.
(aatankvaad se ladne ke lie senaaen milkar kaam kar rahii hain।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
आतंकवाद को जड़ से मिटाना आसान काम नहीं है। Eradicating terrorism from its roots is not an easy task.
(aatankvaad ko jad se mitaanaa aasaan kaam nahiin hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
इस रिपोर्ट में आतंकवाद के कारणों का विश्लेषण किया गया है। In this report, the causes of terrorism have been analyzed.
(is riport men aatankvaad ke kaarnon kaa vishleshan kiyaa gayaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): आतंकवाद (aatankvaad)
(sg.m.oblique): आतंकवाद (aatankvaad)
(pl.m.direct): आतंकवाद (aatankvaad)
(pl.m.oblique): आतंकवादों (aatankvaadon)