Defenition of the word threaten

• Defenition of the word threaten

  • To put in danger.
  • pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
  • to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
  • to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"
  • to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:
  • to be a menacing indication of something:
  • pose a threat to; present a danger to

Synonyms for the word threaten

• • endanger
  • imperil
  • jeopardize
  • menace
  • peril

Hyponyms for the word threaten

• • offer

Hypernyms for the word threaten

• • augur
  • auspicate
  • be
  • betoken
  • bode
  • exist
  • forecast
  • foreshadow
  • foretell
  • omen
  • portend
  • predict
  • prefigure
  • presage
  • prognosticate
  • warn

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