menace

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. threat, danger, hazard, peril. —v. t. threaten, intimidate, bully; impend, loom. See warning.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A threat]

Syn. caution, intimidation, foretelling; see warning .

2. [An imminent danger]

Syn. hazard, peril, threat; see danger .

v.

Syn. threaten, intimidate, portend, loom; see threaten 2 .

See Synonym Study at threaten .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

threat, danger, hazard, peril, danger, troublemaker, sword of Damocles.

II

v.

threaten, scare, frighten, intimidate, terrorize, endanger, daunt, imperil.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. One regarded as an imminent danger: sword of Damocles, threat. Idiom: clear and present danger. See SAFETY. 2. An expression of the intent to hurt or punish another: intimidation, threat. See WARN. II verb 1. To domineer or drive into compliance by the use of as threats or force, for example: bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, threaten. Informal: strong-arm. See OVER. 2. To subject to danger or destruction: endanger, imperil, jeopardize, peril, risk, threaten. See SAFETY. 3. To be imminent: brew, hang over, impend, loom, lower1, overhang, threaten. See NEAR.