Noun threat has 4 senses
- menace, threat - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
--1 is a kind of danger
--1 has particulars: yellow peril
- threat - a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; "they were under threat of arrest"
--2 is a kind of warning
- threat - declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; "his threat to kill me was quite explicit"
--3 is a kind of declaration
--3 has particulars: commination; menace
- terror, scourge, threat - a person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
--4 is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
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