This kind of bomb is a serious menace to mankind.
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Menace
//ˈmɛnɪs//
Synonyms for "menace" (169 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Strong matches (51)
Related words (84)
hazardhexhouse of cardshoverhurtidle threatimminenceimpairimpendimperilimperilmentimplied threatinfectinjureintimidateintimidationjeopardjeopardizejeopardyjinx
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leanlie overlook blacklook threateningloomlourlowermaltreatmario andrettimistreatmolestnearoutrageoverhangpassperilpersecutepinchplay havoc withplay hob withplightpoisonpolluteportendpreapprehendpredicamentprejudicepromise of harmquicksandriskrocks aheadsaber rattlingsavagescarescathestorm cloudsstraitsword of damoclestaintterrifyterrorizethin icethreatenthreateningnessthreatfulnessthundertormenttortureutter threats againstviolatewarnwarningwoundwreak havocwreak havoc onwrong
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16 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesderived
4 entriesis a
2 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
29 entriesShowing 16 of 29 words.
Translations
72 translations across 29 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَهْدِيد noun (perceived threat or danger)
Belarusian
1 entries- пагро́за noun (perceived threat or danger)
Bulgarian
4 entries- запла́ха noun (perceived threat or danger)
- запла́шване noun (act of threatening)
- опа́сност noun (perceived threat or danger)
- заплашвам verb (to make threats against, to intimidate)
Catalan
1 entries- amenaça noun (perceived threat or danger)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 威脅 /威胁 noun (perceived threat or danger)
- 恐嚇 /恐吓 noun (act of threatening)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 威脅 /威胁 noun (perceived threat or danger)
- 恐嚇 /恐吓 noun (act of threatening)
Czech
1 entries- hrozba noun (perceived threat or danger)
Estonian
1 entries- ähvardama verb (to make threats against, to intimidate)
Finnish
4 entries- ilkimys noun (annoying and bothersome person)
- ilkiö noun (annoying and bothersome person)
- maanvaiva noun (annoying and bothersome person)
- uhka noun (perceived threat or danger)
French
1 entries- menace noun (perceived threat or danger)
Galician
1 entries- escachapedras noun (annoying and bothersome person)
German
4 entries- Androhung noun (act of threatening)
- Bedrohung noun (perceived threat or danger)
- Bedrohung noun (act of threatening)
- Drohung noun (perceived threat or danger)
Italian
2 entries- minaccia noun (perceived threat or danger)
- peste noun (annoying and bothersome person)
Japanese
1 entries- 脅威 noun (perceived threat or danger)
Korean
3 entries- 위협 noun (perceived threat or danger)
- 위협 noun (act of threatening)
- 협박 noun (act of threatening)
Macedonian
1 entries- закана noun (perceived threat or danger)
Middle English
3 entries- manace noun (perceived threat or danger)
- manace noun (act of threatening)
- manacen verb (to make threats against, to intimidate)
Māori
1 entries- whakahakahaka verb (to make threats against, to intimidate)
Occitan
1 entries- menaça noun (perceived threat or danger)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- قورقو noun (perceived threat or danger)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- Jedreiw noun (perceived threat or danger)
- Jedreiw noun (act of threatening)
Polish
4 entries- groźba noun (perceived threat or danger)
- zagrożenie noun (perceived threat or danger)
- zmora noun (annoying and bothersome person)
- grozić verb (to make threats against, to intimidate)
Portuguese
1 entries- ameaça noun (perceived threat or danger)
Russian
4 entries- опа́сность noun (perceived threat or danger)
- угро́за noun (perceived threat or danger)
- угро́за noun (act of threatening)
- грози́ть verb (to make threats against, to intimidate)
Slovak
1 entries- hrozba noun (perceived threat or danger)
Spanish
4 entries- amenaza noun (perceived threat or danger)
- amenaza noun (act of threatening)
- menaza noun (perceived threat or danger)
- menaza noun (act of threatening)
Turkish
1 entries- tehdit noun (perceived threat or danger)
Ukrainian
1 entries- погро́за noun (perceived threat or danger)
Welsh
4 entries- bygwl noun (perceived threat or danger)
- bygwl noun (act of threatening)
- bygylau noun (perceived threat or danger)
- bygylau noun (act of threatening)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
You're a menace.
Source: tatoeba (2218031)
Tom is a menace.
Source: tatoeba (2272834)
I have, myself, full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once more able to defend our island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny.
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