threat

threat · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A statement expressing an intention to inflict harm.

  2. 2.

    A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.

  3. 3.

    The possibility of trouble or danger.

Forms

plural: threats

Related words

Antonyms: safety, security
See also: danger, menace, threaten
Synonyms: danger, menace, warning

Etymology

From Old English þrēat ("crowd, troop"), later evolving to mean "oppression, menace."