THREAT


Meaning of THREAT in English

[noun] [C] - a suggestion that something unpleasant will happen, esp. if a particular action or order is not followedShe carried out her threat to throw away any clothes that were left on the floor. [+ to infinitive]I'm not taking any notice of his threats - he can't do anything.The threat of jail is a strong deterrent to people reluctant to pay the tax, new figures suggest.Drunken drivers are/pose a (serious/grave/major) threat (= cause a lot of harm) to road users.He says he'll stop supplies getting in but it's just an empty threat (= it will not happen) because there are many other routes.She left the country under threat of arrest if she returned.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.