menace

Plural: menaces

Noun

something that is a source of danger
a threat or the act of threatening
- "he spoke with desperate menace"
A perceived threat or danger.
The act of threatening.
An annoying and bothersome person or thing.

Verb

Verb Forms: menaced, menacing, menaces

To pose a threat or danger to; to threaten.
pose a threat to; present a danger to
express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
- "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
act in a threatening manner
To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).
To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.

Examples

The ’Q’ on his rack continued to MENACE him, difficult to play without a ’U’.
to menace a country with war

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English manace, from Old French manace, menace, &c., from Late Latin minācia (“threat, menace”), from Latin mināx (“threatening”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Synonyms

endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, peril, threat, threaten, minacity, minacy

Scrabble Score: 10

menace: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
menace: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
menace: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

menace: valid Words With Friends Word