Another word for threat
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Noun
An expression of the intent to hurt or punish another
- A possible danger; a threat:
- The quality of being threatening:
- A troublesome or annoying person:
- The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation.
See also:An indication of impending danger or harm
- A large dark cloud charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning; a cumulonimbus cloud.
- Something menacing or dreadful:
- A sense of impending evil or misfortune.
- An evil omen; a portent.
- Ominous.
Idioms:See also:One regarded as an imminent danger
- Constant threat; imminent peril:
- A possible danger; a threat:
- The quality of being threatening:
- A troublesome or annoying person:
Idioms:See also:
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Another word for threat
Noun
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- The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation.
- The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.
- The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with authority.
- That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement menace or censure.
- Imminent danger:
- Exposure to the risk of harm or loss:
- Something that endangers or involves risk:
- A possible danger; a threat:
- The quality of being threatening:
- A troublesome or annoying person:
See also:
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