THREAT


Meaning of THREAT in English

n.1 a a declaration of an intention to punish or hurt. b Law a menace of bodily hurt or injury, such as may restrain a person's freedom of action.

2 an indication of something undesirable coming (the threat of war).

3 a person or thing as a likely cause of harm etc.

Etymology: OE threat affliction etc. f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.