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menace

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1. menace - Noun

2. menace - Verb

Meaning

The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come.

To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war.

To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.

To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The pollution is endangering the crops Source: Internet

he spoke with desperate menace Source: Internet

earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan Source: Internet

A menacing person Source: Internet

he menaced the bank manager with a stick Source: Internet

A 38-year-old Burpengary man and 42-year-old Scarborough man were each charged with three counts of extortion, two counts of armed robbery and one count of using a carriage to menace. Source: Internet

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