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Meaning of 'threat'
Meaning of 'threat' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Threat 
[ 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. [ n.]- To threaten.
Meaning of 'threat' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. threat [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- something that is a source of danger
- something that is a source of danger
Example in sentence:
- earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
Meaning (2):
- a person who inspires fear or dread
- a person who inspires fear or dread
Example in sentence:
- he was the terror of the neighborhood
Meaning (3):
- declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
- declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
Example in sentence:
- his threat to kill me was quite explicit
Meaning (4):
- a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
- a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
Example in sentence:
- they were under threat of arrest
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