threat

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
3. To threaten.
4. An indication of potential or imminent danger.
5. 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 ameaçar hrozit, vyhrožovat drohen true med; true απειλώamenazar ähvardama تهدید کردن uhata menacer (de) לְאַייֵם धमकाना prijetiti fenyeget mengancam hóta, ógna minacciare おどかす 위협하다 grasinti []draudēt mengancam dreigentruegrozićameaçar a ameninţa грозить; угрожать; надвигаться hroziť, vyhrážať sa groziti pretiti hota คุกคาม tehdit etmek 威脅 п...
6. A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
7. amenaza.
8. An expression of an intention to inflict pain, harm, or punishment.
9. An indication of impending danger or harm: a threat of frost in the air.
10. One that is regarded as a possible source of harm or danger: viewed the stranger as a threat to the community.
11. The condition of being in danger or at risk: under threat of attack.
12. a declaration of the intention to inflict harm, pain, or misery
13. an indication of imminent harm, danger, or pain
14. a person or thing that is regarded as dangerous or likely to inflict pain or misery

Equivalents

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العربيةالتّهديدتهديدتوعدوعدوعيد+ 2 more

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Българскизапла́ха

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Catalàamenaça

Češtinahrozbaohroženípohrůžkavýhrůžka+ 1 more

Dansktrussel

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Esperantominaco

Eestioht

Euskaramehatxu

Suomiuhkauhkaus

Gàidhligbagairtbagradh

Galegoameaza

עבריתאיום

हिन्दीघनगरजजोखिमडरातीडरावाधमकीधमाकाविभीषिका+ 4 more

Hrvatskibalahotpretnjaprijetnjaзлопретњапријетња+ 4 more

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Հայերենսպառնալիք

Bahasa Indonesiaancaman

Íslenskahótun

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ქართულისაფრთხე

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Кыргызчакоркунуч

Latinaminaciaminatiominax

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Монголаюул занал

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Portuguêsameaçaperigo público

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Русскийзлоисто́чник опа́сностиОпасностьугроза+ 1 more

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ไทยภยันตรายภัย

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اردوجوکھم

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Examples

“There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.”

“At the height of the crisis, according to a retired SAC wing commander, SAC airborne alert bombers deliberately flew past their turnaround points toward Soviet airspace, an unambiguous threat which Soviet radar operators would certainly have⟳ recognized and reported. "I knew what my target⟳ was," the SAC general adds: "Leningrad." The bombers only turned around when the Soviet freighters carrying missiles to Cuba stopped dead in the Atlantic.”

“Verifying and addressing actual threats is not paranoia.”

“Many genes with reproductive roles also have⟳ antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate⟳ that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence⟳ on rapid evolution during reproduction.”

“Taiwan is monitoring what it called "abnormal" changes to China's military leadership after its most senior general was put⟳ under investigation, and will not lower its guard as the threat level remains high, the defence minister said on Monday.”

“Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage⟳ in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.”

“Japan applauds NATO’s identification of China as a threat in the Strategic Concept. The document notes that China poses “systemic challenges” and declared the “deepening strategic partnership” between Moscow and Beijing as one of its main priorities. Significantly, it explained that developments in distant theaters can “directly affect⟳” trans-Atlantic security.”

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