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(n)
A perceived threat or danger.
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(countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear.
(figurative) A source of persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble, such as a cruel ruler, disease, pestilence, or war.
(adj)
Synonym of threatening in its various senses.
(v)
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
A distressing or dangerous situation.
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
(transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
(uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat.
A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
Full of danger.
A situation of serious and immediate danger.
The act of putting someone or something in danger.
Exposure to likely harm; peril.
(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard.
(transitive) To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.
The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.
Physical injury; hurt; damage.
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
(uncountable) The probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
Something that deters.
A risky or daring undertaking or journey.
A confrontation; a dare.
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
Constraint by threat.
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
A notification of higher importance than an advisory.
Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
An unstable situation, in political, social, economic or military affairs, especially one involving an impending abrupt change.
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
(architecture) That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
British standard spelling of specter.
A hot meal, usually in the phrase "three hots" (i.e. three hot meals per day) or derivations such as three hots and a cot.
A share or interest in a business or a given situation.
A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
(automotive) Ellipsis of hazard lights.
Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize. [(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.]
(especially ecology, of an organism) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
A claim (assertion) that counters (disputes) another.
Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
A sense of evil to come.
Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
(uncountable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The act of terrorizing.
One who threatens.
About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
A minor annoyance or inconvenience.
(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
A consequence or ensuing result of some action.
The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.
A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
Violent or otherwise punitive response to an act of harm or perceived injustice; a hitting back; revenge.
An act of retaliation.
(figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.
An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.
That encroaches.
An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.
(N)
Dange is a surname native to the Indian state of Maharashtra.
a term found in the study of perception, as it relates directly to psychology.
The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
frightening, especially in appearance.
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
Causing death; lethal.
(countable) A possible, or indirect, effect or result of a decision or action.
A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
(uncountable) The condition of not being threatened, especially physically, psychologically, emotionally, or financially.
A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements.