Threaten meaning

Word: Threaten

How to pronounce: θretn

Verb

Definitions:

1. State one's intention to take hostile action against someone in retribution for something done or not done.

Example sentences: "The unions threatened a general strike"


Synonyms:

jeopardize

endanger

pose a threat

menace

scare

frighten

jeopardise

imperil


Derivations:

threatening

threat


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Threaten in Other Languages...

Spanish: Amenazar

German: Drohen

French: Menacer

Italian: Minacciare

Turkish: Tehdit etmek