Menace - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmenəs|
Brit.
|ˈmenəs|
noun
- something that is a source of danger (syn: threat)
- a threat or the act of threatening
- a threat or the act of threatening
he spoke with desperate menace
verb
- pose a threat to; present a danger to (syn: endanger, imperil, jeopardize, peril, threaten)
- express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
- express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
he menaced the bank manager with a stick
- act in a threatening mannerExtra examples
There was an atmosphere of menace in the city.
She could hear the menace in his voice.
...menaced the children by leaving them in the car unattended...
...stockpiles of nuclear weapons that continue to menace the inhabitants of this planet...
It's the only way to deal with the menace of drug dealing.
That man's a menace to society. He should be locked away.
There was menace in his voice.
There was a sense of menace as the sky grew darker.
My little brother's a real menace.
The elephants are still menaced by poachers.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: menace
he/she/it: menaces
present participle: menacing
past tense: menaced
past participle: menaced
I/you/we/they: menace
he/she/it: menaces
present participle: menacing
past tense: menaced
past participle: menaced
noun
singular: menace
plural: menaces
singular: menace
plural: menaces
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