threat   (Sound)

The noun threat has 4 senses

• menace, threat -- (something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan")


• threat -- (a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest")


• threat -- (declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit")


• terror, scourge, threat -- (a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood")