THREATEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Though the protagonist is clearly deserving of punishment, the capricious, almost arbitrary manner of the punishment threatens to eclipse his crimes
THREATEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If a person threatens to do something unpleasant to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want
THREATEN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com To threaten someone is to indicate that you will cause harm to or create some other kind of negative consequences for them, especially to pressure them to do something or not to do something This kind of statement is called a threat
Threatens - definition of threatens by The Free Dictionary To cause (someone) to feel that his or her power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished: felt threatened by his colleague's promotion 1 To express or use threats 2 To indicate or be a source of danger or harm: "When World War II threatened, Broadway turned to patriotic extravaganzas" (Deanne Stillman) threat′en·er n
threaten - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Verb threaten (third-person singular simple present threatens, present participle threatening, simple past and past participle threatened) To make a threat against someone; to use threats