threat

English Thesaurus

1. declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	declaration,
definition	:	a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	commination,
definition	:	a threat of divine punishment or vengeance (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	menace,
definition	:	a threat or the act of threatening (noun.communication)

2. a warning that something unpleasant is imminent (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	warning,
definition	:	a message informing of danger (noun.communication)

3. a person who inspires fear or dread (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

4. something that is a source of danger (noun.state)

hypernym	:	danger,
definition	:	a cause of pain or injury or loss (noun.state)

hyponym	:	yellow peril,
definition	:	the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples (noun.state)

5. a person who inspires fear or dread (noun.person)

derivation	:	terrorist,
definition	:	a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities (noun.person)

6. something that is a source of danger (noun.state)

derivation	:	endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten,
definition	:	pose a threat to; present a danger to (verb.stative)

7. a person who inspires fear or dread (noun.person)

derivation	:	terrorist,
definition	:	a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities (noun.person)

8. something that is a source of danger (noun.state)

derivation	:	endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten,
definition	:	pose a threat to; present a danger to (verb.stative)