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Complete Definition of "threat"

English

Etymology
OE. term|þreat|þrēat|crowd, army.

Pronunciation
IPA|/θrɛt/
AHD|thrĕt, SAMPA|/Tret/
audio|en-us-threat.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛt|-ɛt

Noun
en-noun

  1. an expression of intent to injure or punish another.
  2. an indication of imminent danger.
  3. a person who is regarded as a danger; a menace.

Related terms
threaten
threatening
pose a threat

Translations
trans-top|expression of intent to injure or punish another
Czech: t-|cs|hrozba|f
Finnish: t-|fi|uhkaus
German: t+|de|Drohung|f
Italian: t+|it|minaccia|f
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Russian: t+|ru|угроза|f|trugróza|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|amenaza|f
Swedish: t-|sv|hot|n
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trans-top|indication of imminent danger
Finnish: t+|fi|uhka
German: Bedrohung f
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Kurdish: t+|ku|هه‌ڕه‌شه‌|sc=KUchar
Russian: t+|ru|угроза|f|trugróza|scCyrl, t+|ru|опасность|f|tropásnost'|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|amenaza|f
Swedish: t-|sv|hot|n
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trans-top|person regarded as a danger
Swedish: t-|sv|hot|n
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|تهديد unicode|(tahdí:d) m
ttbc|Chinese: 威脅, 威胁 (wēixié)
ttbc|Dutch: bedreiging f
ttbc|Esperanto: minaco
ttbc|French: menace f
ttbc|Hebrew: איום (iyum)
ttbc|Indonesian: ancam|ancaman
ttbc|Italian: minaccia f
ttbc|Japanese: 脅迫 (きょうはく, kyōhaku), 脅かし (おどかし, odokashi)
ttbc|Korean: 협박 (hyobbak)
ttbc|Polish: groźba f (1), zagrożenie n (2, 3)
ttbc|Portuguese: ameaça f
ttbc|Spanish: amenaza f
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