Lexic.us

Definition of Threat

1. Noun. Something that is a source of danger. "Earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"

2. Noun. A warning that something unpleasant is imminent. "They were under threat of arrest"

3. Noun. Declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another. "His threat to kill me was quite explicit"

4. Noun. A person who inspires fear or dread. "He was the terror of the neighborhood"

Definition of Threat

1. n. The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation.

2. v. t. & i. To threaten.

Definition of Threat

1. Noun. an expression of intent to injure or punish another. ¹

2. Noun. an indication of imminent danger. ¹

3. Noun. a person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace. ¹

4. Verb. (archaic) To threaten. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Threat

1. to threaten [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: threaten

Lexicographical Neighbors of Threat

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Literary usage of Threat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"Mere empty threats, or a threat for which there is no ground, do not constitute duress, and the threat must be sufficient in severity or apprehension to ..."

2. The Law of Contracts by Samuel Williston, Clarence Martin Lewis (1920)
"But the question is whether the threat is of imprisonment which will be unlawful in reference to the conduct of the threatener who is seeking to obtain a ..."

3. Preventing Deadly Conflict edited by David A. Hamburg, Cyrus R. Vance (1998)
"Box 4.2 REDUCING THE threat OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION The disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991 left an estimated 30000 nuclear weapons, ..."

4. The Medical Implications of Nuclear War by Fredric Solomon (1986)
"National Academy Press, Washington, DC Children's and Adolescents' Perceptions of the threat of Nuclear War: Implications of Recent Studies WILLIAM R. ..."

5. Technology Against Terrorism: The Federal Effort (1991)
"This chapter presents perspectives on the nature, scope, and intensity of the terrorist threat affecting contemporary society and US security interests. ..."

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