threats
THRETS/θɹɛts/
- 1Plural of threat.
The company received anonymous threats after the controversial decision.
Security staff assess potential threats to the building each morning.
Note
A regular plural that covers every meaning of the noun: threats can be stated intentions to harm or punish, signs that danger is coming, or people and things seen as menaces. The same spelling also serves the verb threat, which is archaic in its 'threaten' meaning. In older texts, then, he threats may mean 'he threatens' rather than referring to more than one threat.
threats is a form of threat
threat, noun: Someone or something considered likely to cause harm or to put others in danger. Full entry
- Forms
- threatthreats plural
- Spelling
- threat → threats: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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