menacenoun
uk/ˈmen.ɪs/us/ˈmen.əs/[ C usually singular ] something that is likely to cause harm:
Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone.
Dogs running loose are a public menace.
the menace of industrial pollution
[ U ] a dangerous quality that makes you think someone is going to do something bad:
He had a slight air of menace which made me uneasy.
He spoke with a hint of menace.
[ C ] mainly UK informal a person, especially a child, who is very annoying
demand money with menaces UK specialized
to demand money using threats:
He was accused of unlawfully demanding money with menaces.
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Dangers and threats
- baneful
- black spot
- brinkmanship
- calculated risk
- chance
- darkly
- desperately
- dodgy
- gamble
- hazard
- hazardous
- hazmat
- high-risk
- hostage
- poisoned chalice
- precarious
- pull
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk
- treacherous
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Unpleasant people in general
menaceverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmen.ɪs/us/ˈmen.əs/formalIf someone or something menaces a person or thing, he, she, or it threatens seriously to harm it:
Hurricane Hugo menaced the eastern coast for a week.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dangers and threats
- baneful
- black spot
- brinkmanship
- calculated risk
- chance
- darkly
- desperately
- dodgy
- gamble
- hazard
- hazardous
- hazmat
- high-risk
- hostage
- poisoned chalice
- precarious
- pull
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk
- treacherous
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