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- Dictionarymenace/ˈmɛnɪs/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger: "a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs" Similar
verb
- 1. be a threat or possible danger to: "Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching" Similar
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noun. uk / ˈmen.ɪs / us / ˈmen.əs / 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:
Sep 10, 2012 · The meaning of MENACE is a show of intention to inflict harm : threat. How to use menace in a sentence.
menace. noun. /ˈmenəs/. /ˈmenəs/. [countable, usually singular] menace (to somebody/something) a person or thing that causes, or may cause, serious damage, harm or danger synonym threat. a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of illegal drugs.
Menace definition: something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat. See examples of MENACE used in a sentence.
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.
If it's threatening you or otherwise posing some sort of danger, then it's a menace. Angry rabid dogs, smog clouds, and annoying little brothers are all probable menaces. The word menace works as both a noun and a verb, but it wasn't used to describe threatening or bothersome people until 1936.
MENACE definition: 1. something that is likely to cause harm: 2. a dangerous quality that makes you think someone is…. Learn more.
