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menace
[ men-is ]
noun
- something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
Air pollution is a menace to health.
- a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful:
When he gets behind the wheel of a car, he's a real menace.
- an extremely annoying person.
verb (used with object)
- to utter or direct a threat against; threaten.
- to serve as a probable threat to; imperil:
overdevelopment that menaces our suburbs.
verb (used without object)
- to express or serve as a threat.
menace
/ ˈ³¾É›²Ôɪ²õ /
verb
- to threaten with violence, danger, etc
noun
- literary.a threat or the act of threatening
- something menacing; a source of danger
- informal.a nuisance
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾±ð²Ô²¹³¦¾±²Ô²µ, adjective
- ˈ³¾±ð²Ô²¹³¦¾±²Ô²µly, adverb
- ˈ³¾±ð²Ô²¹³¦±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾±ð²Ôa³¦Â·±ð°ù noun
- ±è°ù±ð·³¾±ð²Ôa³¦±ð noun verb (used with object) premenaced premenacing
- ³Ü²Ô·³¾±ð²Ôa³¦±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of menace1
Example Sentences
Kilmer’s gentle, introspective view of his artwork is especially stirring when remembering that, for many years, the actor was more famous for his reputation as a menace on film sets than for his performances.
He described him as "menacing", wearing a coat with a distinctive marking across the chest.
“The sky was insultingly blue, a mean joke … The sun was like a drunk at a party, menacing and vivacious.â€
He’s grown a bit jaded, having lived under constant menace for some time now.
Tillman, by the way, is fantastic here – moving and undulating along with the instrumentalists, lacing the music's joy with the character's menace.
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