nnoun.statesomething that is a source of dangerSynset:menace
Examples:- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
Derivationally Related Form:menace
Hypernyms:danger
Inherited Hypernyms:menacedangercausal agentphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:yellow peril
Full Hyponyms:yellow peril
nnoun.communicationa warning that something unpleasant is imminentExamples:- they were under threat of arrest
Hypernyms:warning
Inherited Hypernyms:threatwarninginformingspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationdeclaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on anotherExamples:- his threat to kill me was quite explicit
Hypernyms:declaration
Inherited Hypernyms:threatdeclarationstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:comminationmenace
Full Hyponyms:comminationmenace
nnoun.persona person who inspires fear or dreadSynset:scourge terror
Examples:- he was the terror of the neighborhood
Derivationally Related Form:terrorist
Hypernyms:individual mortal person somebody someone soul
Inherited Hypernyms:terrorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:terrorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity