menace
me
ˈmɛ
me
nace
nəs
nēs
/mˈɛnÉĒs/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "menace"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ

something that feels like it could cause harm or trouble, making people worried or uneasy
menace definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The aggressive behavior of the stray dog presented a menace to the neighborhood, prompting calls for animal control.
āĻĒāĻĨāϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻ• āφāϚāϰāĻŖ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖā§€ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϰ⧋āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĻ

someone or something that causes or is likely to cause danger or damage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The cybercriminal 's activities became a growing menace to online security.
āϏāĻžāχāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻžāϧ⧀āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ…āύāϞāĻžāχāύ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϧāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to display or indicate an intention to cause harm, often through threatening behavior or actions
Transitive: to menace sb
to menace definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He menaced her with his sharp words, making it clear he was angry.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϤ⧀āĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϰāĻžāĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to be a possible danger to someone or something
Transitive: to menace sth
to menace definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Reckless driving can menace the safety of pedestrians and other drivers.
āĻŦ⧇āĻĒāϰ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ­āĻŋāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻĨāϚāĻžāϰ⧀ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ­āϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋

to behave in a way that suggests harm or danger
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The large figure menaced in the shadows, making everyone nervous.
āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ›āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻšā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āύāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ­āĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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