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menace
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?n?s/
- Rhymes: -?n?s
Etymology 1
First attested ante 1300: borrowed from the Old French manace, menace, from the Vulgar Latin *min?cia, from min?x, min?ciae (“threatening; threats”), from minor (“I threaten”).
Noun
menace (plural menaces)
- A perceived threat or danger.
- the dark menace of the distant war.
- The act of threatening.
- (informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing.
Translations
References
- “menace, n.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
Etymology 2
First attested in 1303: from Old French menacer, manecier, manechier and Anglo-Norman manasser, from the assumed Vulgar Latin *min?ci?re, from Latin min?cia, whence the noun.
Verb
menace (third-person singular simple present menaces, present participle menacing, simple past and past participle menaced) (transitive, intransitive)
- (transitive) To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
- To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).
- To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.
Translations
References
- “menace, v.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
French
Etymology
From Old French manace, from Vulgar Latin *min?cia (“threat”), from Latin min?x (“threatening”), min?ciae (“threats”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?.nas/
Noun
menace f (plural menaces)
- threat
Related terms
- menacer
Verb
menace
- first-person singular present indicative of menacer
- third-person singular present indicative of menacer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of menacer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of menacer
- second-person singular imperative of menacer
Further reading
- “menace” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *min?cia, from the plural of Latin min?x (“threatening”); cf. min?ciae (“threats”).
Noun
menace f (plural menacis)
- threat, menace
Related terms
- menaçâ
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menaced
English
Verb
menaced
- simple past tense and past participle of menace
Adjective
menaced
- subject to menaces; threatened
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