menace

(mĕn'ĭs)
n.

1. 1. A possible danger; a threat: the menace of nuclear war.
   2. The act of threatening.
2. A troublesome or annoying person: a toddler who was a menace in a shop full of crystal.

v., -aced, -ac·ing, -ac·es.

v.tr.

1. To utter threats against.
2. To constitute a threat to; endanger.

v.intr.
To make threats.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *minācia, sing. of Latin mināciae, threats, menaces, from mināx, mināc-, threatening, from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats.]

menacer men'ac·er n.
menacingly men'ac·ing·ly adv.

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noun

1. One regarded as an imminent danger: sword of Damocles, threat. Idioms: clear and present danger. See safety/danger.
2. An expression of the intent to hurt or punish another: intimidation, threat. See warn/invite.

verb

1. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, threaten. Informal strong-arm. See over/under.
2. To subject to danger or destruction: endanger, imperil, jeopardize, peril, risk, threaten. See safety/danger.
3. To be imminent: brew, hang over, impend, loom, lower¹, overhang, threaten. See near/far/distance.

n

Definition: danger; pest
Antonyms: aid, assistance, help

v

Definition: bother, frighten
Antonyms: aid, assist, help

IN BRIEF: A threat. Also: A nuisance.

Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace. — Anthony Burgess (1917-1994)

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• Troublesome, Negative, Irresponsible, or Unpleasant

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - trussel, plageånd
v. tr. - true, plage
v. intr. - stille trusler

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedreigen, bedreiging, dreiging, vervelend persoon

Français (French)
n. - menace, danger, (fig) plaie
v. tr. - menacer (avec)
v. intr. - menacer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bedrohung, Drohung, Plage
v. - bedrohen, drohen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απειλή, κίνδυνος, φοβέρα
v. - απειλώ, φοβερίζω

Italiano (Italian)
minacciare, minaccia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ameaça
v. - ameaçar

Русский (Russian)
угроза, угрожать

Español (Spanish)
n. - amenaza
v. tr. - amenazar
v. intr. - sufrir o padecer una amenaza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hot, fara
v. - hota

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
威胁, 胁迫, 恐吓, 危及, 进行威胁, 进行恐吓

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 威脅, 脅迫
v. tr. - 威脅, 恐嚇, 危及
v. intr. - 進行威脅, 進行恐嚇

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 공갈, 하찮은 일
v. tr. - 협박하다
v. intr. - 위협을 받다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 脅威, 危険, 脅迫, やっかいなもの, 厄介者
v. - 脅迫する, 脅威を与える, 脅す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تهديد, وعيد (فعل) يهدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮איום, סכנה, מטרד‬
v. tr. - ‮סיכן, איים על‬
v. intr. - ‮סיכן, איים על‬

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