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threat

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1. threat - Noun

2. threat - Verb

3. Threat - Proper noun

Meaning

The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation.

To threaten.

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A Biden administration would continue to depict China not just as an authoritarian superpower (which it is), but also as a global threat to the very idea of freedom itself. Source: Internet

Aaron, for one, interprets the mask as a threat, but Michonne disagrees and urges him to stay calm so as to not scare everyone. Source: Internet

"Above all, don't let the threat of potential virus exposure outweigh the real threat of an approaching tornado." Source: Internet

According to him, "the clashes that took place led to numerous human casualties, aggravated the already difficult situation in Transcaucasia as a whole, and increased the risks of spreading the terrorist threat." Source: Internet

2. The Territorial Guard Component, consisting of all Venezuelan citizens who voluntarily serve to organize local resistance to any external threat to national independence in all levels of society. Source: Internet

A 2006 BBC poll held in 25 nations gauged support for each of the following positions: citation *Terrorists pose such an extreme threat that governments should be allowed to use some degree of torture if it may gain information that saves innocent lives. Source: Internet

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