Definition of threats Threats

/θɹɛˈts/ - [threts] -

We found 3 definitions of threats from 2 different sources.

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What does threats mean?

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  • threats (Noun)
    Plural of threat.

Part of speech

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  • threats, verb, present, 3rd person singular of threat (infinitive).
  • threats, noun, plural of threat.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: threats

threat - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
  declaration a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
  commination a threat of divine punishment or vengeance
threat - a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"
threat - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
  menace
  danger a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"
threat - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
  terror, scourge
  mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • threat (n.)
    The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation.
  • threat (n.)
    To threaten.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • threat
    An expression or declaration of intent to injure or punish another.
  • threat
    A situation or a person who is regarded as a source of danger.
  • threat
    An adversary who is capable and motivated to exploit a vulnerability. (Schneider)

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • threat
    thret, n. declaration of an intention to inflict punishment or other evil upon another: menace.—v.t. Threat′en, to declare the intention of inflicting punishment or other evil upon another: to terrify by menaces: to present the appearance of coming evil or of something unpleasant.—n. Threat′ener.—adj. Threat′ening, indicating a threat or menace: indicating something approaching or impending.—adv. Threat′eningly.—adj. Threat′ful (Spens.), full of threats, having a menacing appearance. [A.S. þreátþreótan, to afflict; cog. with Ger. verdriessen, Goth. thriutan, to vex.]

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  • A threat is a declaration of intention to inflict punishment or harm on another. It will often be conditional upon a particular course of action on the part of the recipient.

    The threat can have a form of an explicit or implicit message.

    It can also be any source of probable impending danger (e.g. "a terrorist threat"), or a warning of an impending danger.

Part of speech

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  • threat, verb, present, 1st person singular of threat (infinitive).
  • threat, verb (infinitive).
  • threat, noun, singular of threats.

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