menace
A perceived threat or dangerA perceived threat or danger.
Meaning
3 sensesA perceived threat or danger.
Drohung, Bedrohung, Druck
угро́заugróza, опа́сностьopásnostʹ
погро́заpohróza
something that is a source of danger
The act of threatening.
Androhung, Bedrohung
угро́заugróza
a threat or the act of threatening
(informal)An annoying and bothersome person or thing.
Plage, Landplage
Examples
41 sentencesTom is a menace.
Том становить загрозу. — deniko
Tom said I looked menacing.
You're a menace.
ruТы представляешь собой угрозу. — marafon
They felt menaced.
deSie fühlten sich bedroht. — Luiaard
Three men menaced him with knives.
Троє чоловіків погрожували йому з ножами. — ChickenKiev
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English manace, from Old French manace, menace, &c., from Late Latin minācia (From Middle English manace, from Old French manace, menace, &c., from Late Latin minācia (“threat, menace”), from Latin mināx (“threatening”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns).
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Forms
plural: menacesSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsSee also
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