Threat

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  • noun. An expression of an intention to inflict pain, harm, or punishment.
  • noun. An indication of impending danger or harm.
  • noun. One that is regarded as a possible source of harm or danger.
  • noun. The condition of being in danger or at risk.
  • transitive verb. To threaten.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Crowd; press; pressure.
  • noun. Vexation; torment.
  • noun. A menace; a denunciation of ill to befall some one; a declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict punishment, loss, or pain on another.
  • noun. In law, any menace of such a nature and extent as to unsettle the mind of the person on whom it operates, and to preclude that free voluntary action which is necessary to assent.
  • To press; urge; compel.
  • To threaten.
  • To use threats; act or speak menacingly; threaten.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • verb. To threaten.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
  • noun. An indication of imminent danger.
  • noun. A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
  • verb. To threaten.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person who inspires fear or dread
  • noun. declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
  • noun. something that is a source of danger
  • noun. a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
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