threat

Definition

Examples

Cheaper imports are a serious threat to local manufacturers.

Synonyms

• menacesomething that is a source of danger
• hazarda source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
• dangerthe condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

Collocations

• Easy serious threat
  describing serious threat (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities)
• Medium cybersecurity threat assessment presented to management
  a collocation phrase: cybersecurity threat assessment presented to management
• Hard imminent threat of trade sanctions derailing flows
  describing imminent threat of trade sanctions derailing flows (close in time; about to occur)
• Very Hard empty threat designed to extract concessions
  to empty threat designed to extract concessions, meaning to make void or empty of contents