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Menaces

A perceived threat or danger.

📖 Definitions of "Menaces"

noun
  1. 1

    A perceived threat or danger.

  2. 2

    The act of threatening.

  3. 3

    An annoying and bothersome person or thing.

verb
  1. 1

    To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.

    "to menace a country with war"

  2. 2

    To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).

  3. 3

    To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Menaces"

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WordDefinition
threatnounAn indication of potential or imminent danger.
threatenverbTo make a threat against someone; to use threats.
perilnounA situation of serious and immediate danger.
jeopardizeverb(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
imperilverb(transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.
endangerverb(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
dangersnounExposure to likely harm; peril.
endangersverb(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
hazardsnoun(automotive) Ellipsis of hazard lights.
jeopardisesverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize. [(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.]
threatensverbTo make a threat against someone; to use threats.
threatsnounAn indication of potential or imminent danger.
monstersnounan American syndicated horror anthology television series which originally ran from 1988 to 1991 and reran on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 1990s.
hobgoblinsnouna 1988 American low-budget independent comedy horror film directed, written, and produced by Rick Sloane, who also served as cinematographer and editor.
beastiesnounThe Beastie Boys
maraudernounSomeone who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder.
baddiesnoun(neologism, slang) An attractive, confident woman, especially one who is a social media influencer.
terrorsnoun(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
changelingsnoun(European folklore, also figurative) In pre-modern European folklore: an infant of a magical creature that was secretly exchanged for a human infant. In British, Irish and Scandinavian mythology the exchanged infants were thought to be those of fairies, sprites or trolls; in other places, they were ascribed to demons, devils, or witches.
gorgonsnounThe Gorgons,Grimal, s.v. Gorgons.

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