Menace — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something that is a source of danger

a threat or the act of threatening

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛnɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛnɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛnɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɛnɪs/.

Examples

earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
he spoke with desperate menace
The pollution is endangering the crops

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

peril jeopardize threat threaten jeopardise endanger imperil

Parts of Speech

noun	something that is a source of danger “earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan”
noun	a threat or the act of threatening “he spoke with desperate menace”
verb	pose a threat to; present a danger to “The pollution is endangering the crops”
verb	express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture “he menaced the bank manager with a stick”
verb	act in a threatening manner “A menacing person”

Word Forms

menace	verb	pose a threat to; present a danger to
jeopardy	noun	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
menace	noun	something that is a source of danger
peril	noun	a state of danger involving risk

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bedrohung

etwas, das eine Gefahrenquelle darstellt

🇪🇸Spanish

amenaza

algo que es una fuente de peligro

🇮🇹Italian

minaccia

qualcosa che è fonte di pericolo

🇳🇱Dutch

dreiging

iets dat een bron van gevaar is

🇵🇹Portuguese

ameaça

algo que é uma fonte de perigo

🇷🇺Russian

угроза

что-то, что является источником опасности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़तरा

कुछ ऐसा जो खतरे का स्रोत है

🇧🇩Bengali

হুমকি

এমন কিছু যা বিপদের উৎস

🇮🇳Tamil

அச்சுறுத்தல்

ஆபத்துக்கான ஆதாரமாக இருக்கும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

ముప్పు

ఏదో ప్రమాదానికి మూలం

🇮🇳Marathi

धोका

काहीतरी धोक्याचे स्त्रोत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોખમ

કંઈક કે જે જોખમનો સ્ત્રોત છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆದರಿಕೆ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಅಪಾಯದ ಮೂಲವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭീഷണി

അപകടത്തിൻ്റെ ഉറവിടമായ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖਤਰਾ

ਕੁਝ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਜੋ ਖ਼ਤਰੇ ਦਾ ਸਰੋਤ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خطرہ

ایسی چیز جو خطرے کا باعث ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

威胁

危险来源的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

脅威

危険の源となる何か

🇰🇷Korean

협박

위험의 원인이 되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đe dọa

một cái gì đó là một nguồn nguy hiểm

🇹🇭Thai

ภัยคุกคาม

สิ่งที่เป็นบ่อเกิดของอันตราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

ancaman

sesuatu yang merupakan sumber bahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabanta

isang bagay na pinagmumulan ng panganib

🇲🇾Malay

ancaman

sesuatu yang menjadi punca bahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهديد

شيء يشكل مصدر خطر

🇮🇷Persian

تهدید

چیزی که منبع خطر است

🇹🇷Turkish

tehdit

tehlike kaynağı olan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִיוּם

משהו שהוא מקור לסכנה

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The primary meaning of 'menace' is 'something that is a source of danger'.

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'menace' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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