n. 25B6; noun
an atmosphere full of menace : THREAT, ominousness, intimidation, warning, ill omen.
a menace to British society : DANGER, peril, risk, hazard, threat; jeopardy.
that child is a menace : NUISANCE, pest, annoyance, plague, torment, troublemaker, mischief-maker, thorn in someone's side/flesh.
25B6; verb
the elephants are still menaced by poaching : THREATEN, be a danger to, put at risk, jeopardize, imperil.
a gang of skinheads menaced local residents : INTIMIDATE, threaten, terrorize, frighten, scare, terrify.