threat

Noun

• a person who inspires fear or dread
  • he was the terror of the neighborhood
    

• declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
  • his threat to kill me was quite explicit
    

• a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
  • they were under threat of arrest
    

• something that is a source of danger
  • earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  terror , scourge , menace