menace
verb [T] /ˈmen.ɪs/ formalDefinition
› If someone or something menaces a person or thing, they threaten seriously to harm it: Hurricane Hugo menaced the US coast for a week.Dangers and threats
(Definition of menace verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- black spot noun
- brinkmanship noun
- calculated risk noun
- chance noun (RISK)
- chancy adjective
- darkly adverb (THREATENING)
- dodgy adjective (NOT RELIABLE)
- firetrap noun
- hazard noun
- hazardous adjective
- high-risk adjective
- hostage to fortune idiom
- intimidate verb
- perilous adjective
- poisoned chalice noun
- precarious adjective
- precipice noun
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk noun
- treacherous adjective (DANGEROUS)
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