Definitions For Threat

noun

  • Declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
  • A warning that something unpleasant is imminent
  • A person who inspires fear or dread
  • Something that is a source of danger
  • A statement saying you will be harmed if you do not do what someone wants you to do
  • Someone or something that could cause trouble, harm, etc.
  • The possibility that something bad or harmful could happen

Is Threat a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
8

The word Threat is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Threat in a Sentence

  • He was willing to use violence and threats to get what he wanted.
  • She ignored their threats and continued to do what she felt was right.
  • A country under threat of civil war

Synonyms for Threat

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