threat
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something that is a source of danger
earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
Types & categories
- danger hypernym
- yellow peril hyponym
Related & opposite
- peril derivation
Sense 2 noun
a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
they were under threat of arrest
Types & categories
- warning hypernym
Sense 3 noun
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
his threat to kill me was quite explicit
Types & categories
- declaration hypernym
- commination hyponym
- menace hyponym
Sense 4 noun
a person who inspires fear or dread
he was the terror of the neighborhood
Types & categories
- person hypernym
Related & opposite
- terrorist derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | peril |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | danger |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | yellow peril |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | warning |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | declaration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | commination |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | menace |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | terrorist |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | person |