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Definition of 'threat'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), .
Noun
( en-noun)
An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
* (William Shakespeare)
- There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats .
An indication of imminent danger.
* {{quote-magazine|year=2013|month=May-June|author= Katrina G. Claw
|title= Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm
|volume=101|issue=3|magazine=( American Scientist)
|passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}
A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
* {{quote-news|year=2011|date=September 2|author=Phil McNulty|work=BBC
|title= Bulgaria 0-3 England
|passage=Rooney's United team-mate Chris Smalling was given his debut at right-back and was able to adjust to the international stage in relatively relaxed fashion as Bulgaria barely posed a threat of any consequence.}}
Related terms
* threaten
* threatening
Etymology 2
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .
Verb
( en-verb)
(label) To press; urge; compel.
(archaic) To threaten.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.vii:
- An hideous Geant horrible and hye, / That with his talnesse seemd to threat the skye
* 1599 , , V. i. 37:
- O yes, and soundless too; / For you have stolen their buzzing, Antony, / And very wisely threat before you sting.
(label) To use threats; act or speak menacingly; threaten.
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