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- [thret-n]
- /ˈθrɛt n/
- /ˈθret.ən/
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- [thret-n]
- /ˈθrɛt n/
Definitions of threatened word
- verb with object threatened to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating. 1
- verb with object threatened to be a menace or source of danger to: Sickness threatened her peace of mind. 1
- verb with object threatened to offer (a punishment, injury, etc.) by way of a threat: They threatened swift retaliation. 1
- verb with object threatened to give an ominous indication of: The clouds threaten rain. 1
- verb without object threatened to utter or use threats. 1
- verb without object threatened to indicate impending evil or mischief. 1
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Origin of threatened
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English thretnen, Old English thrēatnian, derivative of thrēat pressure, oppression. See threat, -en1
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Parts of speech for Threatened
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
threatened popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
threatened usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for threatened
adj threatened
- at risk — To be at risk means to be in a situation where something unpleasant might happen.
- dead duck — If you describe someone or something as a dead duck, you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding.
- doomed — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
- ill-omened — having or attended by bad omens; ill-starred.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
verb threatened
- beetled — Projecting over.
- concussed — If someone is concussed, they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head.
- confronted — Simple past tense and past participle of confront.
- denounced — Simple past tense and past participle of denounce.
- destabilized — to make unstable; rid of stabilizing attributes: conflicts that tend to destabilize world peace.
adjective threatened
- disappearing — Present participle of disappear.
- endangered — (of a species) Seriously at risk of extinction.
- exposed — Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it.
- imperiled — to put in peril or danger; endanger.
- imperilled — to put in peril or danger; endanger.
Antonyms for threatened
verb threatened
- allured — to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
Top questions with threatened
- how does an endangered species differ from a threatened species?
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- what is the difference between endangered species and threatened species?
- what does it mean for a species to be threatened?
- what is a threatened habitat?
- what to do when your life is threatened?
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