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Meaning of threat

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  threat
      n 1: something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a
           constant threat in Japan" [syn: {menace}, {threat}]
      2: a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were
         under threat of arrest"
      3: declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict
         harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
      4: a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of
         the neighborhood" [syn: {terror}, {scourge}, {threat}]


Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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