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[θrɛt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done
(e.g: we started getting threats)
- a person or thing likely to cause damage or danger
(e.g: hurricane damage poses a major threat to many coastal communities)
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Origin
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Old English thrēat ‘oppression’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch verdrieten ‘grieve’, German verdriessen ‘irritate’
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