menace

Meaning

Noun

1. A perceived threat or danger.
2. The act of threatening.
3. (informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing.

Verb

1. To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
2. To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).
3. To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.

Concepts

menace

threaten

threat

intimidate

frighten

danger

terrorize

bully

scare

intimidation

endanger

imperil

peril

loom

browbeat

coerce

force

hector

pressure

jeopardise

jeopardize

scold

spectre

bludgeon

compel

dragoon

harass

harry

hound

tyrannize

torment

admonish

bellow

blame

boom

exhort

howl

rage

rebuke

reprimand

reproach

reprove

roar

tell off

upbraid

hang over

coercion

terrorism

fury

power

bluff

cow

alarm

dismay

hazard

risk

disaster

storm

terror

abuse

censure

condemn

terrify

denunciation

impend

hectoring

intimade

duress

threatening

awe

bulldoze

scarecrow

haunt

drive

opponent

hold over

offer

bugaboo

aim

assault

criticize

irritate

keep an eye on

point

spy

intimidate blackmail

bore

drip

pain in the neck

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɛnɪs/

Etymology

From Middle English manace, from Old French manace, menace, &c., from Late Latin minācia (“threat, menace”), from Latin mināx (“threatening”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns).