<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course: His family convinced him to take the anonymous threats seriously and call the police</li><li>an indication or warning of probable trouble, or of being at risk for something terrible: The threat of a storm was in the air</li><li>a person or thing that threatens: Her attorney will try to convince the judge that she is not a threat to herself or others</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with or without object)</strong></p><ul><li>Archaic: to threaten: Do you dare to accuse and threat within my very home?</li></ul>