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menace
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noun (n)
- a threat or the act of threatening(noun.communication)Example:
He spoke with desperate menace.
source: wordnet30 - The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- pose a threat to; present a danger to(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture(verb.communication)Example:
He menaced the bank manager with a stick.
source: wordnet30 - act in a threatening manner(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war.(verb)source: webster1913
- To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.(verb)source: webster1913