Advertisement
Advertisement
menace
[ men-is ]
noun
- something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
Air pollution is a menace to health.
- a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful:
When he gets behind the wheel of a car, he's a real menace.
- an extremely annoying person.
verb (used with object)
- to utter or direct a threat against; threaten.
- to serve as a probable threat to; imperil:
overdevelopment that menaces our suburbs.
verb (used without object)
- to express or serve as a threat.
menace
/ ˈɛɪ /
verb
- to threaten with violence, danger, etc
noun
- literary.a threat or the act of threatening
- something menacing; a source of danger
- informal.a nuisance
Derived Forms
- ˈԲԲ, adjective
- ˈԲԲly, adverb
- ˈԲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- a· noun
- ·a noun verb (used with object) premenaced premenacing
- ܲ·a adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of menace1
Example Sentences
They are down 1-0 in the best-of-seven series because Russell Westbrook was as a menace against his former team and supplied the Nuggets with the energy and big plays they needed to get the win.
Francis watched his cousin with growing horror: “He reminds me of my brother and then slowly turns into him ... he is the Other, and his face takes on a menacing symmetry.”
Bradley's ability to cover ground up and down the right flank makes him a menace to handle.
The sophistication is there in its style and confidence, in how it lays out this story with the clean, cruel menace of a poker dealer who has planned out exactly how the house will win.
It was during an era when western governments generated fear of the spread of communism, so visitors from outer space were more often than not portrayed as menaces, bringing peril rather than hope.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse