"threat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θrɛt/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-threat.ogg [US] Forms: threat [singular], threats [plural]
enPR: thrĕt [UK, US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A threat is something or someone that might be bad or dangerous, or cause a problem.
    Sense id: simple-threat-en-noun-HEHVYUbk
  2. A threat is the words somebody uses to tell you they will do something bad to you unless you do what they want you to.
    Sense id: simple-threat-en-noun-AYIpDofB
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        {
          "text": "The product posed a serious health threat and should not be used."
        },
        {
          "text": "She sensed the threat of rain in the bleary sky."
        },
        {
          "text": "There appears to be a credible terrorist threat against the plane."
        },
        {
          "text": "Iraq poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States."
        },
        {
          "text": "I looked about to make sure there were no immediate threats to my life."
        },
        {
          "text": "Countries that face no serious external military threats should have no military forces."
        },
        {
          "text": "Canadian social policies are not widely perceived to be under threat."
        },
        {
          "text": "Increasing water shortages constitute the single greatest threat to the area."
        },
        {
          "text": "Unemployed workers could become a threat to social stability."
        },
        {
          "text": "We have a responsibility to alert the public to the potential health threat."
        },
        {
          "text": "The government no long sees him as a security threat."
        },
        {
          "text": "We must confront this threat sooner rather than later."
        }
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He made a lot of threats, but he didn't do anything."
        }
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      "tags": [
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        "US"
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      "tags": [
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        "US"
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        {
          "text": "The product posed a serious health threat and should not be used."
        },
        {
          "text": "She sensed the threat of rain in the bleary sky."
        },
        {
          "text": "There appears to be a credible terrorist threat against the plane."
        },
        {
          "text": "Iraq poses no imminent and direct threat to the United States."
        },
        {
          "text": "I looked about to make sure there were no immediate threats to my life."
        },
        {
          "text": "Countries that face no serious external military threats should have no military forces."
        },
        {
          "text": "Canadian social policies are not widely perceived to be under threat."
        },
        {
          "text": "Increasing water shortages constitute the single greatest threat to the area."
        },
        {
          "text": "Unemployed workers could become a threat to social stability."
        },
        {
          "text": "We have a responsibility to alert the public to the potential health threat."
        },
        {
          "text": "The government no long sees him as a security threat."
        },
        {
          "text": "We must confront this threat sooner rather than later."
        }
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          "text": "He made a lot of threats, but he didn't do anything."
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      ],
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      ]
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