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threat
 (thrĕt)n.
1. An expression of an intention to inflict pain, harm, or punishment.
2. An indication of impending danger or harm: a threat of frost in the air.
3. One that is regarded as a possible source of harm or danger: viewed the stranger as a threat to the community.
4. The condition of being in danger or at risk: under threat of attack.
tr.v. threat·ed, threat·ing, threats Archaic
To threaten.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
threat
(θrɛt)n
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
vb
an archaic word for threaten
[Old English; related to Old Norse thraut, Middle Low German drÅt]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
threat
(θrɛt)n.
1. a declaration of an intention to inflict punishment, injury, etc., as in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course.
2. an indication or warning of probable trouble.
3. a person or thing that threatens.
v.t., v.i. 4. Archaic. to threaten.
[before 900; Middle English threte, Old English thrēat pressure, c. Old Norse thraut hardship]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
threat
- boast - First meant "threaten" or "threat."
- gunboat diplomacy - Foreign policy carried out with the backing of the threat or use of military force.
- ostrichism - Self-delusion, a refusal to cope with something, such as a threat—figuratively hiding one's head in the sand, as the animal is mistakenly thought to do.
- threat - A word for a throng or crowd of people.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
Threat
a crowd; a multitude of people; a group of men in an attacking mood. See also throng.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
threat
Past participle: threated
Gerund: threating
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| Noun | 1. |  threat - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"danger - a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air" yellow peril - the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples |
| 2. | threat - a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest" warning - a message informing of danger; "a warning that still more bombs could explode" | |
| 3. | threat - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit" declaration - a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) commination - a threat of divine punishment or vengeance menace - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace" | |
| 4. | threat - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" |
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threat
noun
2. threatening remark, menace, commination, intimidatory remark He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign.
3. possibility, prospect, likelihood, chance, risk, danger, probability The company was reprieved from the threat of closure.
4. warning, foreshadowing, foreboding The people who lived there felt a permanent sense of threat.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
threat
noun1. An expression of the intent to hurt or punish another:
2. An indication of impending danger or harm:
Idioms: gathering clouds, storm clouds.
3. One regarded as an imminent danger:
Idiom: clear and present danger.
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Translations
تَهْديدتَهْدÙيدعلامَة Ùيها تَهْديدمَصْدَر تَهْديد
hrozbaohroženÃvýhružky
trusselfare
تهدید
uhkauhkaus
prijetnja
fenyegetõ veszedelem
hótunógnunyfirvofandi hætta
è„…ã‹ã—è„…ã—è„…å¨è„…è¿«
위협
grasinimasgrasinti
drauditraucēklis
grožnja
hot
à¸à¸²à¸£à¸‚ู่เข็à¸
tehdittehlike işaretitehlike kaynağı
mối Ä‘e dá»a
threat
[θret] N → amenaza fto be a threat to sth/sb → ser una amenaza para algo/algn
their lives are constantly under threat → sus vidas se ven constantemente amenazadas
agricultural land is under threat from urban development → las tierras de cultivo se ven amenazadas por el crecimiento de las ciudades
the factory is under threat of closure → existe el peligro de que cierren la fábrica
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
threat
[ˈθrɛt] n (= potential danger) → menace f
to be under threat → être menacé(e)
to be under threat of sth → être menacé(e) de qch
to be under threat from sth → être menacé(e) par qch, être sous la menace de qch
a threat to sth → une menace pour qch
to be under threat → être menacé(e)
to be under threat of sth → être menacé(e) de qch
to be under threat from sth → être menacé(e) par qch, être sous la menace de qch
a threat to sth → une menace pour qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
threat
n
→ Drohung f; is that a threat? → soll das eine Drohung sein?; to make a threat → drohen, eine Androhung machen (against sb jdm); under threat of something → unter Androhung von etw; he is under threat of expulsion → ihm wurde der Ausschluss angedroht
(= danger) → Bedrohung (→ to +gen), → Gefahr f → (to für); this war is a threat to civilization → dieser Krieg stellt eine Gefahr für die Zivilisation or eine Bedrohung der Zivilisation dar; threat management (Comput) Handling der Virenbedrohung durch Sicherheitssysteme
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
threat
[θrɛt] n → minacciato be a threat to sb/sth → costituire una minaccia per qn/qc
to be under threat of (closure, extinction) → rischiare (exposure) → essere minacciato/a di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
threat
(θret) noun1. a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone. He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.
2. a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen. a threat of rain.
3. a source of danger. His presence is a threat to our plan/success.
ˈthreaten verb to make or be a threat (to). She threatened to kill herself; He threatened me with violence / with a gun; A storm is threatening.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
threat
→ تَهْدÙيد hrozba trussel Drohung απειλή amenaza uhka menace prijetnja minaccia 脅㗠위협 dreigement trussel groźba ameaça угроза hot à¸à¸²à¸£à¸‚ู่เข็ภtehdit mối Ä‘e dá»a å¨èƒMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
threat
n. amenaza.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
threat
n amenazaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.