Associations to the word «Threat»
Noun
- Security
- Attack
- Pose
- Threat
- Coercion
- Deforestation
- Terrorism
- Looming
- Death
- Blackmail
- Harassment
- Posing
- Vulnerability
- Extortion
- Entreaty
- Stereotype
- Fragmentation
- Logging
- Warming
- Biological
- Communism
- Reprisal
- Menace
- Violence
- Islamist
- Habitat
- Aggression
- Pollution
- Retaliation
- Biodiversity
- Terrorist
- Proliferation
- Degradation
- Incursion
- Extinction
- Bribe
- Invasion
- Annihilation
- Arson
- Survival
- Ecosystem
- Flooding
- Warning
- Bribery
- Beating
- Boycott
- Deportation
- Wildfire
- Stability
- Secession
- Grazing
- Sanction
- Detainee
- Destruction
- Hegemony
- Integrity
- Fascism
- Viability
- Insult
- Klan
- Insurgency
- Piracy
Adjective
Wiktionary
THREAT, noun. An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
THREAT, noun. An indication of imminent danger.
THREAT, noun. A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
THREAT, verb. (transitive) To press; urge; compel.
THREAT, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To threaten.
THREAT, verb. (intransitive) To use threats; act or speak menacingly; threaten.
Dictionary definition
THREAT, noun. Something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan".
THREAT, noun. A warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest".
THREAT, noun. Declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit".
THREAT, noun. A person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood".
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.