Threaten

//ˈθɹɛt.n̩//

Synonyms for "threaten" (163 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Strong matches (49)

Verb(2 words)
driveendanger

Related words (81)

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16 entries

Synonyms

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derived

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derived from

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manner of

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related to

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Translations

158 translations across 67 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • kërcënoj verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀπειλέω verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Arabic

2 entries
  • أَنْذَرَ verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • هَدَّدَ verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Armenian

1 entries
  • սպառնալ verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • hədələmək verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • təhdid etmək verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Basque

1 entries
  • mehatxatu verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • пагража́ць verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • धमकियावल verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • заканвам се verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • запла́швам verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • заплашвам verb (to menace, or be dangerous)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ခြိမ်း verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • ခြိမ်းခြောက် verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Catalan

3 entries
  • amenaçar verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • amenaçar verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • amenaçar verb (to portend, or give a warning of)

Cebuano

4 entries
  • huga verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • hulga verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • hulga verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • talhog verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 威脅 /威胁 verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • 威脅 /威胁 verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • 恐嚇 /恐吓 verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • 恐嚇 /恐吓 verb (to menace, or be dangerous)

Czech

4 entries
  • hrozit verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • ohrozit verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • ohrožovat verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • vyhrožovat verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Danish

1 entries
  • true verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Dutch

3 entries
  • bedreigen verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • bedreigen verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • dreigen verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • minaci verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • minaci verb (to menace, or be dangerous)

Estonian

3 entries
  • ähvardama verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • ähvardama verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • ähvardama verb (to portend, or give a warning of)

Finnish

4 entries
  • enteillä verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • uhata verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • uhata verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • uhkailla verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

French

2 entries
  • menacer verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • menacer verb (to menace, or be dangerous)

Friulian

1 entries
  • menaçâ verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

German

4 entries
  • androhen verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • bedrohen verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • bedrohen verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • drohen verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍈𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Greek

1 entries
  • απειλώ verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • איים verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Hindi

1 entries
  • धमकाना verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • fenyeget verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Ingrian

1 entries
  • heristää verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Interlingua

1 entries
  • menaciar verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Irish

3 entries
  • bagair verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • bagair verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • bagair verb (to portend, or give a warning of)

Italian

4 entries
  • avvisare verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • impaurire verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • intimidire verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • minacciare verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 威嚇する verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • 威嚇する verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • 脅かす verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • 脅かす verb (to menace, or be dangerous)

Khmer

1 entries
  • កំញើញ verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Korean

2 entries
  • 위협하다 verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • 협박하다 verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Lao

1 entries
  • ຂູ່ verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Latin

3 entries
  • insto verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • minitor verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • minor verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • заканува verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Malay

2 entries
  • ancam verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • ugut verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • айлгах verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • сүрдүүлэх verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Māori

4 entries
  • hākiwakiwa verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • kapatau verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • kapatau verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • takareko verb (to portend, or give a warning of)

Ngazidja Comorian

2 entries
  • urisiza verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • ushangaza verb (to menace, or be dangerous)

Norman

2 entries
  • m'nichi verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • m'nichi verb (to menace, or be dangerous)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries
  • true verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • true verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • true verb (to portend, or give a warning of)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries
  • true verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • true verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • true verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • truge verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Occitan

2 entries
  • menaçar verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • menaçar verb (to menace, or be dangerous)

Old English

1 entries
  • þrēaġan verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Persian

1 entries
  • تهدید کردن verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Polish

4 entries
  • grozić verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • grozić verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • grozić verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • pogrozić verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • ameaçar verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • ameaçar verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • ameaçar verb (to portend, or give a warning of)

Romanian

1 entries
  • amenința verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Russian

4 entries
  • грози́ть verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • грози́ть verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • предвеща́ть verb (to portend, or give a warning of)
  • угрожа́ть verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • maoidh verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • pretiti verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • претити verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Slovak

1 entries
  • hroziť verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Slovene

3 entries
  • groziti verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • groziti verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • groziti verb (to portend, or give a warning of)

Spanish

4 entries
  • amagar verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • amenazar verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • amenazar verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • amenazar verb (to portend, or give a warning of)

Swedish

1 entries
  • hota verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • balaan verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • pagbantaan verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Tajik

1 entries
  • таҳдид кардан verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Thai

2 entries
  • ขู่ verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • คุกคาม verb (to menace, or be dangerous)

Turkish

2 entries
  • gözünü korkutmak verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • tehdit etmek verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • загро́жувати verb (to menace, or be dangerous)
  • погро́жувати verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Venetan

2 entries
  • manasar verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)
  • minasar verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • doạ verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Volapük

1 entries
  • tädön verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • tersaynayen verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

ǃXóõ

1 entries
  • ʻǁna̰ha verb (to make a threat against someone; to use threats)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It will threaten the prosperity of the town.

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There are dangers that threaten both men and women.

Source: tatoeba (55017)

Thus, they cannot be detected by other animals that threaten them.

Source: tatoeba (63776)

It is only through knowledge that we, as a nation, can cope with the dangers that threaten our society.

Source: tatoeba (277051)

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