Threat
noun
A statement of an intent to harm or punish someone.
He received an anonymous threat in the mail.
Often appears as...
- make a threat
- receive a threat
noun
A person or thing that is likely to cause harm or danger.
Drunk drivers are a threat to everyone on the road.
Often appears as...
- pose a threat
- potential threat
noun
A possibility of trouble or danger.
The threat of war has everyone on edge.
Often appears as...
- assess the threat
- threat of war
noun
In computing, a potential event or action that can harm a system.
This software can protect your computer from various threats.
Often appears as...
- cyber threat
- external threat
noun
A statement of an intent to harm or punish someone.
He received an anonymous threat in the mail.
Often appears as...
- make a threat
- receive a threat
noun
A person or thing that is likely to cause harm or danger.
Drunk drivers are a threat to everyone on the road.
Often appears as...
- pose a threat
- potential threat
noun
A possibility of trouble or danger.
The threat of war has everyone on edge.
Often appears as...
- assess the threat
- threat of war
noun
In computing, a potential event or action that can harm a system.
This software can protect your computer from various threats.
Often appears as...
- cyber threat
- external threat
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Action Suggestion
A 'threat' often suggests what someone might do, not just what they want.
His threat to leave the job pressured the boss into offering a raise.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression of Anger
Threats may express anger or frustration, not always real intent to harm.
In a moment of anger, she issued a threat she didn't mean.
Pro Tip 3/3Manipulation Tool
Threats are sometimes used to manipulate or control a situation or person.
He used the threat of leaving as leverage in the negotiation.
Pro Tip 1/3Action Suggestion
A 'threat' often suggests what someone might do, not just what they want.
His threat to leave the job pressured the boss into offering a raise.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression of Anger
Threats may express anger or frustration, not always real intent to harm.
In a moment of anger, she issued a threat she didn't mean.
Pro Tip 3/3Manipulation Tool
Threats are sometimes used to manipulate or control a situation or person.
He used the threat of leaving as leverage in the negotiation.
Pro Tip 1/3Action Suggestion
A 'threat' often suggests what someone might do, not just what they want.
His threat to leave the job pressured the boss into offering a raise.
Pro Tip 2/3Expression of Anger
Threats may express anger or frustration, not always real intent to harm.
In a moment of anger, she issued a threat she didn't mean.
Pro Tip 3/3Manipulation Tool
Threats are sometimes used to manipulate or control a situation or person.
He used the threat of leaving as leverage in the negotiation.
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Your body language may...
really change your life in meaningful ways? This is in the lab, it's this little task, it's just a couple of minutes. Where can you actually apply this? Which we cared about, of course. And so we think where you want to use this is evaluative situations, like social threat situations. Where are you being evaluated, either by your friends?
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How do animals...
which suggests awareness of threats. We've reached the point that research has made us so sure that vertebrates recognize pain that it's illegal in many countries to needlessly harm these animals. But what about other types of animals like invertebrates? These animals aren't legally protected,
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Flat Earth vs. Round...
saves lives it makes our lives better and more comfortable and it enriches us intellectually and to question what scientists are saying and suggested they're part of some massive international global conspiracy it's really scary are they a threat to the work that you do as a scientist if say
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Is invisibility the...
was a hole in the boat and there was a hole in the baler as well which is inconvenient we've forgotten to take an anchor and on top of that I was the only person on the boat who was not high I drunk so truthfully we weren't that much of a threat to the cetacean population
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How stress affects your...
Your life will always be filled with stressful situations. But what matters to your brain and entire body is how you respond to that stress. If you can view those situations as challenges you can control and master, rather than as threats that are insurmountable,
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The surprising reason...
that causes much of the discomfort you feel every time you get ill. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work perfectly. Most notably, millions of people worldwide suffer from autoimmune diseases, in which the immune system treats normal bodily cues as threats,
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Questions No One Knows...
It's just sitting there ready to obliterate anything that becomes a threat. Or maybe they're not that intelligent, or perhaps the evolution of an intelligence capable of creating sophisticated technology is far rarer than we've assumed.
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Nature's Oddest Looking...
so if the cassowaries are at risk all the other plants and animals that rely on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of
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Why do we itch? - Emma...
triggers the release of histamine, a chemical that makes our capillaries swell. This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response to this perceived threat. That explains the swelling,
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A brief history of...
couldn't be expressed by any combination of whole numbers or fractions, no matter how small. These numbers, which we call irrational numbers, were perceived as a threat to the Pythagorean's notion of a perfect universe.
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Your body language may...
really change your life in meaningful ways? This is in the lab, it's this little task, it's just a couple of minutes. Where can you actually apply this? Which we cared about, of course. And so we think where you want to use this is evaluative situations, like social threat situations. Where are you being evaluated, either by your friends?
Video examples
How do animals...
which suggests awareness of threats. We've reached the point that research has made us so sure that vertebrates recognize pain that it's illegal in many countries to needlessly harm these animals. But what about other types of animals like invertebrates? These animals aren't legally protected,
Video examples
Flat Earth vs. Round...
saves lives it makes our lives better and more comfortable and it enriches us intellectually and to question what scientists are saying and suggested they're part of some massive international global conspiracy it's really scary are they a threat to the work that you do as a scientist if say
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Is invisibility the...
was a hole in the boat and there was a hole in the baler as well which is inconvenient we've forgotten to take an anchor and on top of that I was the only person on the boat who was not high I drunk so truthfully we weren't that much of a threat to the cetacean population
Video examples
How stress affects your...
Your life will always be filled with stressful situations. But what matters to your brain and entire body is how you respond to that stress. If you can view those situations as challenges you can control and master, rather than as threats that are insurmountable,
Video examples
The surprising reason...
that causes much of the discomfort you feel every time you get ill. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work perfectly. Most notably, millions of people worldwide suffer from autoimmune diseases, in which the immune system treats normal bodily cues as threats,
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
It's just sitting there ready to obliterate anything that becomes a threat. Or maybe they're not that intelligent, or perhaps the evolution of an intelligence capable of creating sophisticated technology is far rarer than we've assumed.
Video examples
Nature's Oddest Looking...
so if the cassowaries are at risk all the other plants and animals that rely on them are also in danger invasive species are now the number one threat to Australia's native wildlife they have already contributed to the extinction of
Video examples
Why do we itch? - Emma...
triggers the release of histamine, a chemical that makes our capillaries swell. This enables increased blood flow, which helpfully accelerates the body's immune response to this perceived threat. That explains the swelling,
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A brief history of...
couldn't be expressed by any combination of whole numbers or fractions, no matter how small. These numbers, which we call irrational numbers, were perceived as a threat to the Pythagorean's notion of a perfect universe.
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James McGreevey
American Politician
I kept a steel wall around my moral and sexual instincts - protecting them, I thought, from the threats of the real world. This gave me a tremendous advantage in politics, if not in my soul. The true me, my spiritual core, slipped further and further from reach.
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Fabio Quagliarella
Italian Athlete
It was a dream move for me - I was at my hometown club - but I couldn't leave the house myself or with my family after receiving threats that suggested anything could happen at any moment. It turned my life into a nightmare. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
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Feisal Abdul Rauf
Egyptian Theologian
I have never made a threat. I've never made a threat, never expressed a threat, never - I've never - I would never threaten violence ever, because I am a man of peace, dedicated to peace.
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Nick Lampson
American Politician
More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist threat. We need more protection on land, sea and air.
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Alexandre Dumas
French Dramatist
It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.
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Kristin Lehman
Canadian Actress
If you're not a victim, and you don't need help, then you're definitely seen as a threat as a woman.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian Statesman
Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.
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Al Horford
Dominican Basketball Player
I do realize that it's important to be a threat at the 3-point line.
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Julio Jones
American Musician
I got to go out there and catch the ball, be more of a deep threat.
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Rodrigo Rato
Spanish Politician
Oil prices have certainly become a threat for the world economy.
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James McGreevey
American Politician
I kept a steel wall around my moral and sexual instincts - protecting them, I thought, from the threats of the real world. This gave me a tremendous advantage in politics, if not in my soul. The true me, my spiritual core, slipped further and further from reach.
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Fabio Quagliarella
Italian Athlete
It was a dream move for me - I was at my hometown club - but I couldn't leave the house myself or with my family after receiving threats that suggested anything could happen at any moment. It turned my life into a nightmare. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.
Quote examples
Feisal Abdul Rauf
Egyptian Theologian
I have never made a threat. I've never made a threat, never expressed a threat, never - I've never - I would never threaten violence ever, because I am a man of peace, dedicated to peace.
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Nick Lampson
American Politician
More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist threat. We need more protection on land, sea and air.
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Alexandre Dumas
French Dramatist
It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman.
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Kristin Lehman
Canadian Actress
If you're not a victim, and you don't need help, then you're definitely seen as a threat as a woman.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian Statesman
Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.
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Al Horford
Dominican Basketball Player
I do realize that it's important to be a threat at the 3-point line.
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Julio Jones
American Musician
I got to go out there and catch the ball, be more of a deep threat.
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Rodrigo Rato
Spanish Politician
Oil prices have certainly become a threat for the world economy.
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