menace (verb)

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• menace — noun 1 danger ADJECTIVE ▪ growing, increasing ▪ the growing menace of drugs ▪ great, real, serious ▪ alien …   Collocations dictionary

• menace — men·ace 1 / me nəs/ n 1: a show of an intention to inflict esp. physical harm accomplished against a person s will by means of force,...menace, or fear of immediate and unlawful bodily injury California Penal Code 2: one who represents a threat… …   Law dictionary

• menace — ► NOUN 1) a dangerous or troublesome person or thing. 2) a threatening quality. ► VERB ▪ put at risk; threaten. DERIVATIVES menacing adjective. ORIGIN from Latin minax threatening …   English terms dictionary

• menace — [[t]me̱nɪs[/t]] menaces, menacing, menaced 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N to n, N of n If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm. In my view you are a… …   English dictionary

• menace — I UK [ˈmenəs] / US noun Word forms menace : singular menace plural menaces 1) [countable] someone or something that is dangerous and likely to cause harm the growing menace of global pollution menace to: The escaped prisoners are considered a… …   English dictionary

• menace — men|ace1 [ menəs ] noun 1. ) count someone or something that is dangerous and likely to cause harm: the growing menace of global pollution menace to: The escaped prisoners are considered a menace to society. 2. ) count someone or something that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• menace — I. noun Etymology: Middle English manace, from Anglo French manace, menace, from Latin minacia, from minac , minax threatening, from minari to threaten more at mount Date: 14th century 1. a show of intention to inflict harm ; threat 2. a. one… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• menace — 1 noun 1 (C) something or someone that is dangerous (+ to): hazardous chemicals that are a menace to public safety | That man s a menace to society! 2 (U) a threatening quality or manner: There was menace in her eyes as she spoke. 3 (C) a person …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• menace — 1. noun 1) an atmosphere full of menace Syn: threat, ominousness, intimidation, warning, ill omen 2) a menace to urban society Syn: danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat; jeopardy 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• menace — 1. noun 1) an atmosphere full of menace Syn: threat, intimidation, malevolence, oppression 2) a menace to society Syn: danger, peril, risk, hazard, threat 3) …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• menace — [ˈmenəs] noun I 1) [C] someone or something that is dangerous or very annoying the growing menace of global pollution[/ex] 2) [U] a threatening quality or feeling II verb [T] menace [ˈmenəs] to threaten someone or something …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English