menace

English Thesaurus

1. a threat or the act of threatening (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	threat,
definition	:	declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another (noun.communication)

2. something that is a source of danger (noun.state)

hypernym	:	danger,
definition	:	a cause of pain or injury or loss (noun.state)

hyponym	:	yellow peril,
definition	:	the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples (noun.state)

3. act in a threatening manner (verb.body)

hypernym	:	act, behave, do,
definition	:	behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself (verb.body)

4. express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	evince, express, show,
definition	:	give expression to (verb.communication)

5. pose a threat to; present a danger to (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	be, exist,
definition	:	have an existence, be extant (verb.stative)

6. a threat or the act of threatening (noun.communication)

derivation	:	menace,
definition	:	act in a threatening manner (verb.body)

derivation	:	menace,
definition	:	express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture (verb.communication)

7. something that is a source of danger (noun.state)

derivation	:	endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten,
definition	:	pose a threat to; present a danger to (verb.stative)

8. act in a threatening manner (verb.body)

derivation	:	menace, menace,
definition	:	a threat or the act of threatening (noun.communication)

9. pose a threat to; present a danger to (verb.stative)

derivation	:	endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk,
definition	:	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune (noun.state)

derivation	:	menace, threat,
definition	:	something that is a source of danger (noun.state)

derivation	:	peril, riskiness,
definition	:	a state of danger involving risk (noun.state)

10. a threat or the act of threatening (noun.communication)

derivation	:	menace,
definition	:	act in a threatening manner (verb.body)

derivation	:	menace,
definition	:	express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture (verb.communication)

11. something that is a source of danger (noun.state)

derivation	:	endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten,
definition	:	pose a threat to; present a danger to (verb.stative)

12. act in a threatening manner (verb.body)

derivation	:	menace, menace,
definition	:	a threat or the act of threatening (noun.communication)

13. pose a threat to; present a danger to (verb.stative)

derivation	:	endangerment, hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk,
definition	:	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune (noun.state)

derivation	:	menace, threat,
definition	:	something that is a source of danger (noun.state)

derivation	:	peril, riskiness,
definition	:	a state of danger involving risk (noun.state)