Synonym: menace, scourge, terror. Similar words: threaten, thread, three, threshold, with regard to, with respect to, great, create. Meaning: [θret] 
n. 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.
n. 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. 
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(151) The people are being menaced by the threat of war.
(152) The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.
(153) Anything which threatens the permanence of the treaty is a threat to peace.
(154) The company's threat to sack anyone who went on strike was just bluff.
(155) European union is seen as a threat to the sovereignty of the nation state.
(156) Seles, the victim of a death threat earlier this week, has had a torrid time during the Championships.
(157) The letter concluded with a threat of possible legal action.
(158) Because the threat never developed, we didn't need to take any real countermeasures.
(159) The chemical pollution poses a threat to the population at large.
(160) That threat of losing their jobs galvanized the men into action.
(161) In an embarrassing climb-down, the Home Secretary lifted the deportation threat.
(162) These ancient woodlands are under threat from new road developments.
(163) Companies are increasingly worried by the threat of hacking and computer viruses.
(164) The increase in racial tension constitutes a threat to our society.
(165) Two of our national parks are currently under threat from road schemes.
(166) He was seen as a threat to the established order.
(167) The book was halted in South Africa by a threat of legal action.
(168) I answered his threat with a blow on his nose.
(169) The workers' movement poses a direct threat to their interests.
(170) The United Nations is trying to free the world from the threat of war.
(171) He is unlikely to be a threat to the Spanish player in the final.
(172) Nicholson didn't carry out his threat to take legal action.
(173) Five hundred troops were sent in(sentencedict.com), more as a symbolic gesture than as a real threat.
(174) The threat of losing their jobs is a constant source of worry to them.
(175) A spokesman says the president has backed off from his threat to boycott the conference.
(176) Despite the threat of war, people went about their business as usual.
(177) The threat of further changes in the education system is making teachers squeal.
(178) Some senators muttered darkly about the threat to national security.
(179) Most scientists who can present evidence of an environmental threat can reasonably assume that a pressure group will take up the issue.
(180) The decade drew to a close with the threat of war hanging over Europe.
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