threat
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2.3
- noun
- /θrɛt/
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- In many parts of the tropics, hunting is now the biggest threat to tropical biodiversity.
- pose a threat
- a serious threat
- threats to species
Then Trump turned to America's number one threat, wind.
- Then Trump turned to America's number one threat, wind.
- He cannot live with that threat right by his country.
- And we see this global terrorism threat has not abated, right.
- We have to stand in between that threat and the protectee.
- Do you think there's a threat from that?
- Or you can deal with other people as threats, as enemies.
- They are the most dangerous threat to any country.
- But also, you know, what's the real threat to Black people, right?
- So I do think both are threat, but they're from different actors.
- It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species.
- What are the most pressing threats to liberty right now?
- So what's the biggest threat out there right now?
- So they see a threat and they respond to it.
Examples
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We have a huge cyber threat ongoing today.
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What are the most pressing threats to liberty right now?
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So they see a threat and they respond to it.
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Second point, there are two threats to that free society.
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I think that that is the greatest threat facing humanity.
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So what's the biggest threat out there right now?
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North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States.
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It is the most urgent threat facing our entire species.
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Mental health and learning disability day services are also under threat, facing a review in 2011-12.
Academic text (2011) -
The soldiers identified the enemy as a serious threat to national security.
Synonyms
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1.0
A chance that people or things will be harmed
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3.4
Something that can cause harm or danger
140
4.4
A person or thing likely to cause harm
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8.2
A person or thing that causes great suffering
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2.8
A strong chance that people or property will be harmed
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7.2
A person or thing that puts others at risk
A danger that can harm people, property, or nature
Antonyms
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Threat comes from an old English word þreat meaning 'danger' or 'force'. So a threat as a person or thing is something that presses on your safety and can cause harm.