menace

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈmɛnɪs/

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Noun

Singular menace

Plural menaces

1. (countable) A menace is a serious danger.
   • Synonyms: danger, risk and threat

   Cigarette smoking is a menace to society.

   This man poses a menace to himself and his family.

Verb

Plain form menace

Third-person singular menaces

Past tense menaced

Past participle menaced

Present participle menacing

1. (transitive) If you menace somebody, you try to make them feel unsafe.
   • Synonym: threaten

   He began carrying a gun and menacing his neighbours.