threatened

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɹɛt.n̩d/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: threat‧ened

Verb

threatened

  1. simple past and past participle of threaten

Adjective

threatened (comparative more threatened, superlative most threatened)

  1. (ecology, of a plant or animal) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
  2. Feeling insecure or vulnerable.

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