a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace" something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person" express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick
If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm. The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain's own security. = threaten
To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war
If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm. In my view you are a menace to the public. the menace of fascism = threat
You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy = nuisance
A strange man threatened her with a knife. - A strange man menaced her with a knife.
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[ 'me-n&s ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin minacia, from minac-, minax threatening, from minari to threaten; more at MOUNT.