threat

Roget category 909

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.3. Sympathetic affections
›› 6.3.2. Diffusive sympathetic affections

#909. Threat

noun

threat, menace — defiance etc. 715 — abuse, minacity^†, intimidation — denunciation — fulmination — commination etc. (curse) 908^† — gathering clouds etc. (warning) 668.

verb

threat, threaten — menace — snarl, growl, gnarl, mutter, bark, bully.
defy etc. 715 — intimidate etc. 860 — keep in terrorem [Lat.], hold up in terrorem [Lat.], hold out in terrorem [Lat.] — shake the fist at, double the fist at, clinch the fist at — thunder, talk big, fulminate, use big words, bluster, look daggers, stare daggers.

adjective

threatening, menacing — minatory, minacious^† — comminatory^†, abusive — in terrorem [Lat.] — ominous etc. (predicting) 511 — defiant etc. 715 — under the ban.

interjection

vae victis! [Lat.], at your peril!, do your worst!,

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