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threat

(/T/r/E/t )

something that is a source of danger(noun.state)

Example:
Earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan.

Synonym:
menace

source: wordnet30
a warning that something unpleasant is imminent(noun.communication)

Example:
They were under threat of arrest.

source: wordnet30
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another(noun.communication)

Example:
His threat to kill me was quite explicit.

source: wordnet30
a person who inspires fear or dread(noun.person)

Synonym:
scourge, terror

source: wordnet30
The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation.(noun)

source: webster1913

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