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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈθrɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θrɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thret)

threat /θrɛt/USA pronunciation n.

a warning that one (or someone) will harm another, if something is done or not done: [countable]Death threats were made against the witnesses.[uncountable]under threat of death.
a sign or warning of trouble or danger:[countable]the threat of war.
a person or thing that threatens (peace, etc.):[countable]That bloodthirsty dictator is a threat to world stability.

threat (thret),USA pronunciation

a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course;
menace:He confessed under the threat of imprisonment.
an indication or warning of probable trouble:The threat of a storm was in the air.
a person or thing that threatens.

v.t., v.i.

[Archaic.]to threaten.

bef. 900; (noun, nominal) Middle English threte, Old English thrēat pressure, oppression; cognate with Old Norse thraut hardship, bitter end; (verb, verbal) Middle English threten, Old English thrēatian to press, threaten

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threat /θrɛt/ n

a declaration of the intention to inflict harm, pain, or misery
an indication of imminent harm, danger, or pain
a person or thing that is regarded as dangerous or likely to inflict pain or misery

an archaic word for threaten

Etymology: Old English; related to Old Norse thraut, Middle Low German drōt

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Synonyms: danger, hazard, risk, menace, peril, more...

Collocations: there is a [terrorist, security, safety, flood, weather] threat, made [a veiled, a weak, an empty, an intimidating] threat, a [serious, dangerous, significant, direct, real, major] threat, more...

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