(~s, menacing, ~d)
1.
If you say that someone or something is a ~ to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm.
In my view you are a ~ to the public.
...the ~ of fascism...
= threat
N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N to n, N of n
2.
You can refer to someone or something as a ~ when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. (INFORMAL)
You’re a ~ to my privacy, Kenworthy...
= nuisance
N-COUNT: usu sing
3.
Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you.
...a voice full of ~.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If you say that one thing ~s another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm.
The European states retained a latent capability to ~ Britain’s own security.
= threaten
VERB: V n
5.
If you are ~d by someone, they threaten to harm you.
She’s being ~d by her sister’s latest boyfriend.
= threaten
VERB: be V-ed, also V n