Threat definition
A threat of frost in the air.
Viewed the stranger as a threat to the community.
Under threat of attack.
If you tell someone "I am going to kill you," this is an example of a threat.
A person who has the potential to blow up a building is an example of a threat.
When it appears as if it is going to rain, this is an example of a situation where there is a threat of rain.
The threat of war.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of threat
- Middle English from Old English thrēat oppression treud- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Old English þrÄ“at (“crowd, army").
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