Definitions of threat [θrɛt]

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Definition of 'threat'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) threat
a declaration of an intention to inflict punishment, injury, etc., as in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course.

2. threat
an indication or warning of probable trouble.

3. threat
a person or thing that threatens.

4. (v.i.) threat
Archaic. to threaten.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME threte, OE thrēat pressure, c. ON thraut hardship)

Definition of 'threat'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) menace, threat
something that is a source of danger
"earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"

2. (noun) threat
a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
"they were under threat of arrest"

3. (noun) threat
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
"his threat to kill me was quite explicit"

4. (noun) terror, scourge, threat
a person who inspires fear or dread
"he was the terror of the neighborhood"

Definition of 'threat'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) threat
the possibility that sth bad could happen
the threat of a terrorist attack; ancient trees under threat from logging

2. threat
under threat
a statement that sth bad or harmful will happen to sb unless they take a particular action
They made threats against his life.; a death threat; the threat of military action

3. threat
sb or sth that is thought to be dangerous
They called him a threat to society.

Definition of 'threat'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) threat
the expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation

2. (noun) threat
to threaten

Translation of 'threat'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.
Afrikaans: dreigement	Arabic: تَهْديد	Bulgarian: заплаха
Brazilian: ameaça	Czech: výhružky	German: die Drohung
Danish: trussel	Greek: απειλή	Spanish: amenaza
Estonian: ähvardus	Farsi: تهدید	Finnish: uhkaus
French: menace	Hebrew: אִיוּם	Hindi: धमकी
Croatian: prijetnja	Hungarian: fenyegetés	Indonesian: ancaman
Icelandic: hótun	Italian: minaccia	Japanese: おどし
Korean: 위협	Lithuanian: grasinimas	Latvian: draudi
Malay: ugutan	Dutch: dreigement	Norwegian: trussel
Polish: groźba	Portuguese: ameaça	Romanian: ameninţare
Russian: угроза	Slovak: vyhrážka	Slovenian: grožnja
Serbian: pretnja	Swedish: hot, hotelse	Thai: การขู่เข็ญ
Turkish: tehdit	Taiwanese: 恐嚇，威脅	Ukrainian: загроза
Urdu: تہديد، دھمکي	Vietnamese: sự đe dọa	Chinese: 恐吓，威胁
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