📖 Definitions of "Threat"
noun
- 1
An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
- 2
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
- 3
A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| menacenoun | A perceived threat or danger. |
| terrornoun | (countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear. |
| scourgenoun | (figurative) A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war. |
| menacingnoun | Synonym of threatening in its various senses. |
| threatenverb | To make a threat against someone; to use threats. |
| threateningnoun | Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm. |
| troublenoun | A distressing or dangerous situation. |
| intimidationnoun | The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated. |
| intimidateverb | (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence. |
| distressnoun | Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature. |
| fearnoun | (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. |
| problemnoun | A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with. |
| dangerous | Full of danger. |
| perilnoun | A situation of serious and immediate danger. |
| endangeringnoun | The act of putting someone or something in danger. |
| dangernoun | Exposure to likely harm; peril. |
| jeopardizeverb | (US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten. |
| hazardous | Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard. |
| endangerverb | (transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to. |
| hazardnoun | The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss. |
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