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10 Language-to-English DictionariesThreat
/θrɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done.
"The company received a bomb threat last week." - 2
A person or thing regarded as a likely cause of danger, harm, or close danger.
"Climate change poses a major threat to global biodiversity."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'þrēat', meaning a crowd, troop, or oppression, stemming from Germanic roots associated with crowding or pressing. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a pressed crowd or affliction to the expression of an intention to inflict pain, injury, or evil.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Threat" is said worldwide
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menace
Transliteration: /mə.nas/
"Cette tempête représente une menace sérieuse."
Drohung
Transliteration: /ˈdʁoːʊŋ/
"Er ignorierte die Drohung völlig."
minaccia
Transliteration: /miˈnat.tʃa/
"La minaccia fu presa molto sul serio."
amenaza
Transliteration: /ameˈna.sa/
"La sequía es una gran amenaza para las cosechas."
ameaça
Transliteration: /ɐmiˈasɐ/
"Ele fez uma ameaça velada durante a reunião."
धमकी
Transliteration: dhamkee
"पुलिस को एक गुमनाम धमकी मिली।"
威胁
Transliteration: wēixié
"网络安全是一个日益严重的威胁。"
위협
Transliteration: wi-hyeop
"그들은 심각한 위협에 직면해 있다."
脅威
Transliteration: kyōi
"サイバー攻撃は大きな脅威です。"
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