Definition of Threaten
Threaten
Threat·en
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To declare or announce one's intention to harm or punish someone.
e.g. The bully threatened to beat up the new student if he didn't hand over his lunch money.
(verb)
to pose a danger or risk to someone/something and cause them/it to become vulnerable, or to seem likely to have an unwelcome or undesirable effect or outcome;
e.g. The rising temperatures threaten the icecaps. Their plans threaten to inconvenience her.
(verb)
to seem imminent or very likely to happen, especially something unpleasant;
e.g. More bouts of illness threaten if he cannot identify their cause.
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