menace

  1. Noun.  a perceived threat or danger.
  2. Noun.  the act of threatening.
  3. Noun.  a dangerous person.
  4. Verb.  to make threats (against someone); to intimidate.
  5. Verb.  to endanger someone or something; to imperil or jeopardize.

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