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threat  (thrt)

n.

1. An expression of an intention to inflict pain, injury, evil, or punishment.

2. An indication of impending danger or harm.

3. One that is regarded as a possible danger; a menace.

tr.v. threat·ed, threat·ing, threats Archaic

To threaten.

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[Middle English, from Old English thrat, oppression; see treud- in Indo-European roots.]

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threat

Noun

1. a declaration of an intention to inflict harm: they carried out their threat to kill the hostages

2. a strong possibility of something dangerous or unpleasant happening: the wet weather will bring a threat of flooding

3. a person or thing that is regarded as dangerous and likely to inflict harm: unemployment is a serious threat to the social order [Old English thrēat]

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Threat a crowd; a multitude of people; a group of men in an attacking mood. See also throng.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	threat - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" menace danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" yellow peril - the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples
	2.	threat - a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest" warning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode"
	3.	threat - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit" declaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) commination - a threat of divine punishment or vengeance menace - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
	4.	threat - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" terror, scourge individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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threat

noun 1. danger, risk, hazard, menace, peril

noun 2. threatening remark, menace, commination, intimidatory remark

noun 3. warning, foreshadowing, foreboding

Translations

threat [θrɛt] n → amenaza;

to be under threat of → estar amenazado de

threat [θrɛt] n → menace f;

to be under threat of → être menacé(e) de

threat [θrɛt] n → Drohung f (fig);

threat (to) → Gefahr f (für);

to be under threat of (closure etc) → bedroht sein von

threat [θrɛt] n → minaccia;

to be under threat of (closure, extinction) → rischiare di;

(exposure) → essere minacciato/a di

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threat

n threat [θret]

1 a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you. dreigement تَهْديد заплаха výhružky trussel die Drohung απειλή amenaza ähvardus تهدید uhkaus menace אִיוּם धमकी prijetnja fenyegetés ancaman hótun minaccia おどし 위협 grasinimas draudi ugutan dreigement trussel groźba ameaça ameninţare угроза vyhrážka grožnja pretnja hot, hotelse การขู่เข็ญ tehdit 恐嚇，威脅 загроза تہديد، دھمکي sự đe dọa 恐吓，威胁

2 a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen a threat of rain. kans علامَة فيها تَهْديد опасност hrozba fare die Gefahr απειλή amenaza ähvardus خطر uhka menace אִיוּם, סַכָּנָה आशंका prijetnja, prijeteće znamenje vmi ami fenyeget ancaman yfirvofandi hætta minaccia ～のおそれ 징조 grėsmė draudi ancaman gevaar overhengende fare, trussel groźba ameaça pericol грозное предзнаменование hrozba pretnja pretnja hot, fara, risk การคุกคาม tehlike işareti 兇兆 передвістя انديشہ nguy cơ 凶兆

3 a source of danger His presence is a threat to our plan/success. bedreiging مَصْدَر تَهْديد заплаха ohrožení trussel die Bedrohung απειλή, κίνδυνος amenaza oht تهدید uhka menace אִיוּם खतरा prijetnja, opasnost fenyegető veszedelem sumber bahaya ógnun minaccia きょう威 흉조 grėsmė, pavojus draudi; traucēklis ancaman bedreiging trussel, fare zagrożenie ameaça ameninţare угроза ohrozenie nevarnost pretnja fara ต้นกำเนิดของภัยอันตราย tehlike kaynağı 造成威脅的根源 загроза خطرہ mối đe dọa 造成威胁的根源

v ˈthreaten

to make or be a threat (to) She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening. dreig يُهَدِّد заплашвам hrozit, vyhrožovat true med; true drohen απειλώ amenazar ähvardama تهدید کردن uhata menacer (de) לְאַייֵם धमकाना prijetiti fenyeget mengancam hóta, ógna minacciare おどかす 위협하다 grasinti []draudēt mengancam dreigen true (med) grozić ameaçar a ameninţa грозить(ся); угрожать; надвигаться hroziť, vyhrážať sa groziti pretiti hota คุกคาม tehdit etmek 威脅 погрожувати دھمکي دينا đe dọa 威胁