noun
1 expression of intention to do harm/punish
ADJECTIVE
▪ dire , terrible
▪
Despite dire ~s of violence from extremist groups, the protest passed off peacefully.
▪ empty , idle
▪
The kids took no notice of the teacher's idle ~s.
▪ credible
▪ implied , veiled
▪
The company's pay offer was accompanied by thinly veiled ~s if it was rejected.
▪ explicit
▪ physical , violent
▪ verbal
▪ bomb , death , suicide
VERB + THREAT
▪ issue , make , utter
▪ receive
▪ carry out
▪
It's unwise to make ~s that you cannot carry out.
▪ lift , withdraw
▪
Teachers have lifted their ~ of strike action.
▪ give in to
▪
The government refused to give in to the hijackers' ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ against
▪
The accused made death ~s against a notable politician.
2 possible danger
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , considerable , dangerous , deadly , grave , great , major , real , serious , significant
▪ main
▪ growing , increasing
▪ constant , continual , ever-present , permanent
▪ new
▪ renewed
▪
The national park is under renewed ~ from road-building schemes.
▪ direct , immediate , imminent
▪
The opposition presents no immediate ~ to the government.
▪ insidious
▪ long-term , short-term
▪ possible , potential
▪ apparent , perceived
▪ external
▪
The government was faced with internal rebellion as well as external ~s.
▪ physical
▪ political
▪ environmental , health
▪ military , nuclear , security , terror , terrorist
VERB + THREAT
▪ be , constitute , pose , present , represent
▪
the environmental ~ posed by oil spillages
▪ consider sth (as) , perceive sth as , regard sth as , see sth as , view sth as
▪
Translators do not yet perceive computers as a ~ to their livelihood.
▪ address , face , meet
▪ reduce
▪ counter , eliminate
THREAT + NOUN
▪ assessment , level
PREPOSITION
▪ under ~
▪
Many wild plants are under ~ of extinction.
▪ ~ from
▪
the ~ from overfishing
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of violence
▪ ~ to
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The junta reacted violently to the perceived ~ to its authority.