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- [men-is]
- /ˈmɛn ɪs/
- /ˈmen.ɪs/
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- [men-is]
- /ˈmɛn ɪs/
Definitions of menace word
- noun menace something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health. 1
- noun menace 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. 1
- noun menace an extremely annoying person. 1
- verb with object menace to utter or direct a threat against; threaten. 1
- verb with object menace to serve as a probable threat to; imperil. 1
- verb without object menace to express or serve as a threat. 1
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Origin of menace
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English < Middle French < Latin minācia, equivalent to mināc- (stem of mināx) jutting out, threatening + -ia -ia
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Parts of speech for Menace
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
menace popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
menace usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for menace
verb menace
- terrorize — to fill or overcome with terror.
- intimidate — to make timid; fill with fear.
- jeopardize — to put in jeopardy; hazard; risk; imperil: He jeopardized his life every time he dived from the tower.
- imperil — to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- threaten — to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
noun menace
- threat — a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace: He confessed under the threat of imprisonment.
- danger — Danger is the possibility that someone may be harmed or killed.
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- plague — French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- annoyance — Annoyance is the feeling that you get when someone makes you feel fairly angry or impatient.
Antonyms for menace
verb menace
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
noun menace
- reassurance — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- surety — security against loss or damage or for the fulfillment of an obligation, the payment of a debt, etc.; a pledge, guaranty, or bond.
- comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
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