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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.

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

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]

Threat a crowd; a multitude of people; a group of men in an attacking mood. See also throng.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.threatthreat - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
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"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

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

threat [θrɛt] namenaza;
to be under threat of → estar amenazado de
threat [θrɛt] nmenace f;
to be under threat of → être menacé(e) de
threat [θrɛt] nDrohung f (fig);
threat (to) → Gefahr f (für);
to be under threat of (closure etc) → bedroht sein von
threat [θrɛt] nminaccia;
to be under threat of (closure, extinction) → rischiare di;
(exposure) → essere minacciato/a di

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.dreigementتَهْديدзаплахаvýhružkytrusseldie Drohungαπειλήamenazaähvardusتهدیدuhkausmenaceאִיוּםधमकीprijetnjafenyegetésancamanhótunminacciaおどし위협grasinimasdraudiugutandreigementtrusselgroźbaameaçaameninţareугрозаvyhrážkagrožnjapretnjahot, hotelseการขู่เข็ญtehdit恐嚇,威脅загрозаتہديد، دھمکيsự đe dọa
2 a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen a threat of rain.kansعلامَة فيها تَهْديدопасностhrozbafaredie Gefahrαπειλήamenazaähvardusخطرuhkamenaceאִיוּם, סַכָּנָהआशंकाprijetnja, prijeteće znamenjevmi ami fenyegetancamanyfirvofandi hættaminaccia~のおそれ징조grėsmėdraudiancamangevaaroverhengende fare, trusselgroźbaameaçapericolгрозное предзнаменованиеhrozbapretnjapretnjahot, fara, riskการคุกคามtehlike işareti兇兆передвістяانديشہnguy cơ
3 a source of danger His presence is a threat to our plan/success.bedreigingمَصْدَر تَهْديدзаплахаohroženítrusseldie Bedrohungαπειλή, κίνδυνοςamenazaohtتهدیدuhkamenaceאִיוּםखतराprijetnja, opasnostfenyegető veszedelemsumber bahayaógnunminacciaきょう威흉조grėsmė, pavojusdraudi; traucēklisancamanbedreigingtrussel, farezagrożenieameaçaameninţareугрозаohrozenienevarnostpretnjafaraต้นกำเนิดของภัยอันตรายtehlike kaynağı造成威脅的根源загрозаخطرہmối đe dọa
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.dreigيُهَدِّدзаплашвамhrozit, vyhrožovattrue med; truedrohenαπειλώamenazarähvardamaتهدید کردنuhatamenacer (de)לְאַייֵםधमकानाprijetitifenyegetmengancamhóta, ógnaminacciareおどかす위협하다grasinti[]draudētmengancamdreigentrue (med)grozićameaçara ameninţaгрозить(ся); угрожать; надвигатьсяhroziť, vyhrážať sagrozitipretitihotaคุกคามtehdit etmek威脅погрожуватиدھمکي ديناđe dọa

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