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- pronunciation:
- me
nihs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word History
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noun |
| definition: |
that which poses a danger or threatens injury or harm; threat.
Wild dogs have become a menace in the village.The famous gangster Al Capone was considered a menace to society.Members of the temperance movement considered alcohol a menace.- synonyms:
- danger, peril, threat
- similar words:
- hazard, jeopardy, pitfall, risk, specter, sword of Damocles, time bomb
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
menaces, menacing, menaced |
| definition 1: |
to direct a threat of harm or injury against; threaten.
We heard the bullies menacing the new kid.- synonyms:
- threaten
- similar words:
- alarm, browbeat, bully, cow, frighten, intimidate, scare, terrify, terrorize
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| definition 2: |
to put in danger of harm of injury; endanger.
They believe the new laws will menace their freedoms.Drugs are menacing our community.- synonyms:
- endanger, imperil
- similar words:
- hazard, jeopardize, peril, risk
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| related words: |
compromise |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make a threat or threats.
- synonyms:
- threaten
- similar words:
- bully
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| related words: |
loom, snarl |
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| derivations: |
menacingly (adv.), menacer (n.) |
Menace comes from a Latin word that means both "threats" and "points that stick out."
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