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English to English noun
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something that is a source of danger |  | Example: earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
source: wordnet30
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a warning that something unpleasant is imminent | | Example: they were under threat of arrest
source: wordnet30
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declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another | | Example: his threat to kill me was quite explicit
source: wordnet30
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a person who inspires fear or dread | | Example: he was the terror of the neighborhood
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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To threaten. | | source: webster1913
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