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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024threat /θrɛt/USA pronunciation n. - a warning that one (or someone) will harm another, if something is done or not done: [countable]Death threats were made against the witnesses.[uncountable]under threat of death.
- a sign or warning of trouble or danger:[countable]the threat of war.
- a person or thing that threatens (peace, etc.):[countable]That bloodthirsty dictator is a threat to world stability.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024threat (thret),USA pronunciation n. - a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course;
menace:He confessed under the threat of imprisonment. - an indication or warning of probable trouble:The threat of a storm was in the air.
- a person or thing that threatens.
v.t., v.i. - [Archaic.]to threaten.
- bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English threte, Old English thrēat pressure, oppression; cognate with Old Norse thraut hardship, bitter end; (verb, verbal) Middle English threten, Old English thrēatian to press, threaten
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: threat /θrɛt/ n - a declaration of the intention to inflict harm, pain, or misery
- an indication of imminent harm, danger, or pain
- a person or thing that is regarded as dangerous or likely to inflict pain or misery
Etymology: Old English; related to Old Norse thraut, Middle Low German drōt |