Defenition of the word threat
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Defenition of the word threat
- An expression or declaration of intent to injure or punish another.
- A situation or a person who is regarded as a source of danger.
- An adversary who is capable and motivated to exploit a vulnerability. (Schneider)
- something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
- a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
- declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
- a warning that something unpleasant is immanent; "they were under threat of arrest"
- a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"
- declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
- a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- something that is a source of danger
Synonyms for the word threat
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- danger
- hazard
- intimidation
- menace
- peril
- risk
- scourge
- terror
- warning
Similar words in the threat
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- threat
- threat's
- threateningly
- threatenings
Hyponyms for the word threat
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- commination
- menace
- yellow peril
Hypernyms for the word threat
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- danger
- declaration
- human
- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
- warning
Idioms for the word threat
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- imminent threat
- under threat of
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