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be under threat of sth
be under threat of sth2 F0 to be in a situation where people are threatening you with something bad or unpleasant: » She left the country under threat of arrest if she returned.Thesaurus+: ↑Unsafe and insecureWord partners for threat• ♯be/♯pose a threat• ♯issue/♯make a threat• ♯receive a threat• ♯carry out a threat• a threat ♯hangs over sb• a ♯growing/♯major/♯real/♯serious threat• an ♯idle/♯immediate/♯potential/♯renewed threat• a threat ♯to sth/sb• the threat ♯of sthMain Entry: ↑threat
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