menace

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun something that is a source of danger
  2. noun a threat or the act of threatening
  3. verb pose a threat to; present a danger to

Etymology

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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Synonyms

threat

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