menace
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful: When he gets behind the wheel of a car, he's a real menace.
an extremely annoying person.
to utter or direct a threat against; threaten.
to serve as a probable threat to; imperil: overdevelopment that menaces our suburbs.
to express or serve as a threat.
Origin of menace
1Other words from menace
- men·ac·er, noun
- pre·men·ace, noun, verb (used with object), pre·men·aced, pre·men·ac·ing.
- un·men·aced, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for menace
/ (ˈmɛnɪs) /
to threaten with violence, danger, etc
literary a threat or the act of threatening
something menacing; a source of danger
informal a nuisance
Origin of menace
1Derived forms of menace
- menacer, noun
- menacing, adjective
- menacingly, adverb
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