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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.dreigementتَهْديدзаплахаvýhružkytrusseldie Drohungαπειλήamenazaähvardusتهدیدuhkausmenaceאִיוּםधमकीprijetnjafenyegetésancamanhótunminacciaおどし위협grasinimasdraudiugutandreigementtrusselgroźbaameaçaameninţareугрозаvyhrážkagrožnjapretnjahot, hotelseการขู่เข็ญtehdit恐嚇，威脅загрозаتہديد، دھمکيsự 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.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凶兆

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.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威胁