menace

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[edit] English

[edit] Noun

Singular
menace

Plural
menaces

menace (plural menaces)

  1. a perceived threat or danger
  2. the act of threatening
  3. a dangerous person

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to menace

Third person singular
menaces

Simple past
menaced

Past participle
menaced

Present participle
menacing

to menace (third-person singular simple present menaces, present participle menacing, simple past and past participle menaced) (transitive or intransitive)

  1. to make threats (against someone); to intimidate
  2. to endanger someone or something; to imperil or jeopardize

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

menace f. (plural menaces)

  1. threat

[edit] Derived terms