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Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of menace: The action or process of threatening or the tendency to threaten. uncountable, usually

   "...Nor is the district without its historical minacities..."

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menace

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"...Nor is the district without its historical minacities..."

Etymology

From Late Latin minacitas, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -itas (“-ity: forming abstract nouns”).

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