threat
🇺🇸
/θret/
🇬🇧
/θret/
noun
B2
A warning that you will hurt someone if they don't do what you want.
He made a threat to tell everyone her secret if she didn't help him.
B2
The chance that something bad might happen.
Climate change is a serious threat to our planet's future.
B2
A person or thing that could cause danger or problems.
The new virus is a major threat to public health.
translation
A warning that you will hurt someone if they don't do what you want.; The chance that something bad might happen.; A person or thing that could cause danger or problems.
Word Forms
Plural
threats