threat

[θret]

Definition:
1. Something that is a source of danger.
2. A warning that something unpleasant is imminent.
3. Declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another.
4. A person who inspires fear or dread.

Use 'threat' in a sentence:

1. It is the memory and threat of persecution that binds them together.
2. Terrorist threats are driving away tourists.
3. Some couples see single women as a threat to their relationships.
4. They make threats but back down at the first sniff of trouble.
5. Separatist movements are a threat to the integrity of the nation.
6. The threat of punishment has only stiffened their resolve.
7. He felt it was a threat to his masculinity.
8. She refused to submit to threats.
9. The threat of sanctions is our most powerful lever for peace.
10. Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.
11. The Russian threat is, at the least, in abeyance.
12. The threat will force greater dispersion of their forces.
13. He may be forced to carry out his threat to resign.
14. These ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments.
15. This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry.
16. Soviet expansionism was considered a real threat.
17. We take threats of this kind very seriously.
18. Inflation is a constant threat.
19. The increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society.
20. Her new-found power was a threat to his manhood.
21. These threats are not to be taken lightly.
22. The threat of inflation is already evident in bond prices.
23. He is unlikely to be a threat to the Spanish player in the final.
24. She refused to be intimidated by their threats.
25. This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health.
26. The threat of renewed civil war looms ahead.
27. Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.
28. Her casual dismissal of the threats seemed irresponsible.
29. His voice was soft, yet laden with threat.
30. The threat of losing their jobs is a constant source of worry to them.
31. He was seen as a threat to the established order.
32. Drugs pose a major threat to our society.
33. They pose a serious threat to security.
34. He received death threats from right-wing groups.
35. There is a real threat of war.
36. They feel under permanent threat.
37. Despite the threat of war, people went about their business as usual.
38. She replied in a measured tone to his threat.
39. The threat of nuclear escalation remains.
40. It was a threat to world peace.
41. The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left.
42. Pack ice around Iceland was becoming a threat to navigation.
43. Police had instructions to empty the building because of a bomb threat.
44. The threat of nuclear war has diminished.
45. She felt constrained from continuing by the threat of losing her job.
46. Supplies are under increasing threat from overuse and pollution.
47. The ultimatum contained the threat of military force.
48. They screwed the money out of her by threats.
49. I mistook her offer as a threat.
50. It was just an idle threat.
51. It was more of an idle threat than anything.