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noun
- 1. a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done: "members of her family have received death threats" Similar
- 2. a person or thing likely to cause damage or danger: "hurricane damage poses a major threat to many coastal communities"
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THREAT definition: 1. a suggestion that something unpleasant or violent will happen, especially if a particular action…. Learn more.
1. : an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage. 2. : one that threatens. 3. : an indication of something impending. the sky held a threat of rain. threat. 2 of 2. verb. threated; threating; threats. archaic. : threaten. Synonyms. Noun. danger. hazard. imminence. menace. peril.
Threat definition: a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course. See examples of THREAT used in a sentence.
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course: His family convinced him to take the anonymous threats seriously and call the police.
A threat is an impending danger that has the potential to cause serious harm — it just hasn't done so yet. In The Wizard of Oz, the huge tornado that spiraled across the Kansas countryside posed a threat to the little girl named Dorothy in its path.
to be in a situation where people are threatening you or something else with something bad or unpleasant: She left the country under threat of arrest if she returned. See more. Fewer examples. Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone. The police have to take any terrorist threat seriously.
1. a declaration of the intention to inflict harm, pain, or misery. 2. an indication of imminent harm, danger, or pain. 3. a person or thing that is regarded as dangerous or likely to inflict pain or misery. verb. 4. an archaic word for threaten. Collins English Dictionary.
Definition of threat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If someone makes a threat, they say they will kill or hurt you, or cause problems for you if you do not do what they want: a death threat. I was scared he would carry out his threat (= do what he said he would do). Fewer examples. The police said the bomb threat was a hoax.
threat. noun. /θrɛt/ [countable, uncountable] threat (to do something) a statement in which you tell someone that you will punish or harm them, especially if they do not do what you want to make threats against someone She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign.
