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menace

English

  1. 🔊 a threat or the act of threatening
    “he spoke with desperate menace”
  2. 🔊 something that is a source of danger
    “earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan”
  3. 🔊 act in a threatening manner
    “A menacing person”
  4. 🔊 express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
    “he menaced the bank manager with a stick”
  5. 🔊 pose a threat to
    “The pollution is endangering the crops”

Similar words

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