noun. undefined

noun. A possible danger; a threat.

noun. The quality of being threatening.

noun. A troublesome or annoying person.

transitive verb. To constitute a threat to; endanger.

noun. A threat or threatening; the declaration or indication of a hostile intention, or of a probable evil to come.

noun. Synonyms See the verb.

To threaten; hold out a threat against; express a hostile intention toward, or indicate danger to: followed by with before the threatened evil when expressed: as, the storm menaced the ship with destruction.

To hold out threats of; indicate the danger or risk of.

Synonyms Menace, Threaten. Threaten is of very general application, in both great and little things: as, to be threatened with a cold; a threatening cloud; to threaten an attack along the whole line. Threaten is used with infinitives, especially of action, but menace is not: as, to threaten to come, to punish. Menace belongs to dignified style and matters of moment.

To be threatening; indicate danger or coming harm; threaten.

noun. The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come.

intransitive verb. To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.

transitive verb. 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.

transitive verb. To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.

noun. a perceived threat or danger

noun. the act of threatening

noun. an annoying and bothersome person

verb. to make threats (against someone); to intimidate

verb. to endanger someone or something; to imperil or jeopardize

verb. pose a threat to; present a danger to

verb. act in a threatening manner

noun. a threat or the act of threatening

noun. something that is a source of danger

verb. express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture

"Similar warnings are being issued across the country as Republican presidential candidates, elected officials and activists mobilize against what they describe as the menace of Islamic law in the United States."

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act  be  behave  do  evince  

Denis  Dennis  Denys  Venice  Vincennes  

cold  dread  evil  grim  hostile  

abuse  afflict  aggrieve  alarm  apprehend  

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