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Bookmark or Share- THREAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryto be in a situation where people are threatening you or something else with something bad or unpleasant: She left the country under threat of arrest if she returned. See more. Fewer examples. Nuclear weapons pose a threat to everyone. The police have to take any terrorist threat seriously.
- threat noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...noun. OPAL W. /θret/ [countable, uncountable] a statement in which you tell somebody that you will punish or harm them, especially if they do not do what you want. threat against somebody/something to make threats against somebody. threat to do something She is prepared to carry out her threat to resign. She received death threats on social media.
- Threat Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage. 2. : one that threatens. 3. : an indication of something impending. the sky held a threat of rain. threat. 2 of 2. verb. threated; threating; threats. archaic. : threaten. Synonyms. Noun. danger. hazard. imminence. menace. peril.
- THREAT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comA threat is a statement indicating that you will cause harm to or create some other kind of negative consequences for someone, especially to pressure them to do something or not to do something. Many threats involve a promise to physically harm someone in retaliation for what they have done or might do.
- THREAT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionarysomeone or something that is likely to cause harm or damage: [ usually singular ] a threat to the environment. Smoking poses (= is) a serious threat to your health. threat noun (POSSIBILITY) the possibility that something bad will happen: the threat of invasion. The threat of closure looms over the workforce.
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