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menace
[men-is]
noun
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat.
Air pollution is a menace to health.
a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful.
When he gets behind the wheel of a car, he's a real menace.
an extremely annoying person.
verb (used with object)
to utter or direct a threat against; threaten.
to serve as a probable threat to; imperil.
overdevelopment that menaces our suburbs.
verb (used without object)
to express or serve as a threat.
menace
/ Ė³¾É²ŌÉŖ²õ /
verb
to threaten with violence, danger, etc
noun
literaryĢża threat or the act of threatening
something menacing; a source of danger
informalĢża nuisance
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- menacer noun
- premenace noun
- unmenaced adjective
- Ė³¾±š²Ō²¹³¦¾±²Ō²µ adjective
- Ė³¾±š²Ō²¹³¦¾±²Ō²µly adverb
- Ė³¾±š²Ō²¹³¦±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of menace1
Example Sentences
At one point, director Scott Cooper recreates the album's famously bleak artwork - a 1975 photograph of a menacing sky, viewed through the windshield of a car.
Detectives investigating online posts relating to the disorder have charged a 32-year-old man with sending menacing messages through a public electronic communications network and encouraging or assisting offences.
In a recent series of posts on his Truth Social propaganda platform, Donald Trump shared conspiracy theories and menacing images of retaliation against judges and his other āenemies.ā
In Trump's most menacing comment of the day, he suggested cutting Musk's government contracts, which have an estimated value of $38 billion.
On their right, the nails are like talons, sharpened to a menacing point.
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