English to English
threat
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noun (n)
- something that is a source of danger(noun.state)Example:
Earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan.
source: wordnet30 - a warning that something unpleasant is imminent(noun.communication)Example:
They were under threat of arrest.
source: wordnet30 - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another(noun.communication)Example:
His threat to kill me was quite explicit.
source: wordnet30 - The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- To threaten.(verb)source: webster1913