- pronunciation:
- me
nihs
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
that which presents a danger or threat.
That thief is a menace to society.- synonyms:
- danger, peril, threat
- similar words:
- hazard, jeopardy, risk
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
menaces, menacing, menaced |
| definition: |
to direct a threat against.
He was menaced by a bully after school.- synonyms:
- threaten
- similar words:
- alarm, bully, frighten, scare, terrify, terrorize
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| related words: |
compromise |
| derivations: |
menacingly (adv.), menacer (n.) |
Menace comes from a Latin word that means both "threats" and "points that stick out."