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Threat
θrɛt
Threat definitions
noun
threat
threats
- a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done
"we started getting threats"
- a menace of bodily harm, such as may restrain a person's freedom of action
- a person or thing likely to cause damage or danger
"hurricane damage poses a major threat to many coastal communities"
- the possibility of trouble, danger, or ruin
"the company faces the threat of liquidation proceedings"