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threatthreat /θrɛt/ ●●○ W3 noun ETYMOLOGYthreatOrigin: Old English ► making ... threats He denied making any threats. ► carried out ... threat Nichols never carried out his threat to resign. ► a death/bomb etc. threat The bank has received several bomb threats this year. ► an empty/idle threat (=a threat to do something that you will not really do) ► a veiled threat (=a threat that is not said directly but can be understood) ► under threat of Soldiers were under threat of (=threatened with) death if they did not fight. ► pose/present a threat (to somebody/something) Pollution in the river poses a threat to fish. ► sees ... as a threat He obviously sees you as a threat. THESAURUS a situation in which it is likely that someone or something will be harmed, killed, or destroyed► danger a situation in which it is likely that someone or something will be harmed, killed, or destroyed: Danger! No Swimming. As the storm continued, the captain realized the ship was in great danger. ► risk the chance that something bad may happen: Smoking greatly increases the risk of lung cancer. ► threat the possibility that something bad will happen: In the 1950s and '60s, there seemed to be a constant threat of nuclear war. ► hazard something that may be dangerous or cause accidents, problems, etc.: Lighting fires in the park is a safety hazard. ► peril formal danger of being harmed or killed. Used especially in writing: The soldiers put their lives in peril to protect the village. 1[countable, uncountable] a statement that you will cause someone pain, unhappiness, or trouble, especially if he or she does not do something you want: Your threats don’t scare me!threat of the threat of legal actiona threat to do something threats to use nuclear weapons He denied making any threats. Nichols never carried out his threat to resign.a death/bomb etc. threat The bank has received several bomb threats this year.an empty/idle threat (=a threat to do something that you will not really do)a veiled threat (=a threat that is not said directly but can be understood) Soldiers were under threat of (=threatened with) death if they did not fight.2[countable usually singular] the possibility that something very bad will happen: threat of the threat of floodingpose/present a threat (to somebody/something) Pollution in the river poses a threat to fish.► see thesaurus at danger3[countable usually singular] someone or something that is regarded as a possible danger: The country is still a military threat.threat to The virus is not a threat to humans. He obviously sees you as a threat. [Origin: Old English] |