men·ace (m n  s)n. 1. a. A possible danger; a threat: the menace of nuclear war. b. The act of threatening. 2. A troublesome or annoying person: a toddler who was a menace in a shop full of crystal. v. men·aced, men·ac·ing, men·ac·es v.tr. 1. To utter threats against. 2. To constitute a threat to; endanger. v.intr. To make threats. [Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *min  cia, sing. of Latin minciae, threats, menaces, from minx, minc-, threatening, from minr , to threaten, from minae, threats; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]men ac·er n.men ac·ing·ly adv. |
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