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      • menace noun uk / ˈmen.ɪs / us / ˈmen.əs / Add to word list Add to word list [ C usually singular ] something that is likely to cause harm:
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  1. Add to word list. [ C usually singular ] something that is likely to cause harm: Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone. Dogs running loose are a public menace. the menace of industrial pollution. [ U ] a dangerous quality that makes you think someone is going to do something bad:

  2. The meaning of MENACE is a show of intention to inflict harm : threat. How to use menace in a sentence.

  3. noun. something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health. a person whose actions, attitudes, or ideas are considered dangerous or harmful: When he gets behind the wheel of a car, he's a real menace. an extremely annoying person.

  4. 1 day ago · 1. countable noun [usually singular] If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm . In my view you are a menace to the public. [ + to] ...the menace of fascism. [ + of] Synonyms: danger, risk, threat, hazard More Synonyms of menace.

  5. 1. a. A possible danger; a threat: a careless driver who was a menace to public safety. b. The quality of being threatening: a hint of menace in his voice. 2. A troublesome or annoying person: considered her little brother to be a menace. tr.v. men·aced, men·ac·ing, men·ac·es.

  6. Oct 20, 2017 · menace (pl. menaces) a perceived threat or danger. Dryden the dark menace of the distant war. the act of threatening. an annoying and bothersome person. Translations menace - perceived threat or danger. Finnish: uhka‎ menace - act of threatening. Finnish: uhkailu‎, uhkaus‎ menace - annoying and bothersome person. Finnish: ilkimys ...

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