THREAT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com THREAT definition: a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc , in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course See examples of threat used in a sentence
Threat - Wikipedia The act of intimidation for coercion is considered a threat Threatening or threatening behavior (or criminal threatening behavior) is the crime of intentionally or knowingly putting another person in fear of bodily injury
Threat - definition of threat by The Free Dictionary 1 a declaration of an intention to inflict punishment, injury, etc , as in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course 2 an indication or warning of probable trouble 3 a person or thing that threatens 4 Archaic to threaten
threat | meaning of threat in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . . • Bad weather is a regular threat • Global warming poses a serious threat for the future • After the floods, contaminated water was a serious threat to public health • These two, plus Jones, Botham and Bainbridge, will pose a strong threat to any attack
threat - WordReference. com Dictionary of English threat θrɛt n a warning that one (or someone) will harm another, if something is done or not done: [countable] Death threats were made against the witnesses [uncountable] under threat of death
Threat - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com A threat is an impending danger that has the potential to cause serious harm — it just hasn't done so yet In The Wizard of Oz, the huge tornado that spiraled across the Kansas countryside posed a threat to the little girl named Dorothy in its path