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threat
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- pronunciation:
- thret
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a statement that harm or punishment will follow.
Our neighbor uses threats to frighten us away from his property.- similar words:
- challenge, menace, warning
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| definition 2: |
a warning of trouble or harm.
After the emperor was killed, a threat of war hung over the country.- similar words:
- danger, hazard, jeopardy, menace, omen, risk
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| related words: |
assault, peril |
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