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  2. If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm.

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      Synonyms for MENACE in English: danger, risk, threat,...

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  3. a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful: When he gets behind the wheel of a car, he's a real menace. an extremely annoying person. verb (used with object) , men·aced, men·ac·ing. to utter or direct a threat against; threaten. to serve as a probable threat to; imperil: overdevelopment that menaces our suburbs.

  4. If it's threatening you or otherwise posing some sort of danger, then it's a menace. Angry rabid dogs, smog clouds, and annoying little brothers are all probable menaces. The word menace works as both a noun and a verb, but it wasn't used to describe threatening or bothersome people until 1936.

  5. [countable, usually singular] menace (to somebody/something) a person or thing that causes, or may cause, serious damage, harm or danger synonym threat. a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of illegal drugs; The back-bench rebels remain a potential menace to the stability of the government.

  6. a dangerous quality that makes you think someone is going to do something bad: He had a slight air of menace which made me uneasy . He spoke with a hint of menace.

  7. If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm.

  8. Dictionary definition of menace. A person, thing, or situation that poses a threat, danger, or potential harm to others or to the general well-being of a community or society. "The criminal was considered a menace to society." Detailed meaning of menace.