| 【threat】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "þreat," "threat," and "þreotan." It carries the basic meaning of "threat." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "threat"]
threat ****[1278] A threat to a person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. A threat is also the cause of this danger.
threaten ****[1701] If a person threatens to do something unpleasant to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want.
threatening **[4442] threaten + ing
[WORD ROOT]root threat
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] threat
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) þreat, threat, þreotan
[MEANING]root threat
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 þreat crowd, troop
- 【Old English】 þreotan to trouble, weary
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threat ★★★★[1278] noun from threat
【DEFINITION】 A threat to a person or thing is a danger that something unpleasant might happen to them. A threat is also the cause of this danger.
【pl.】 threats
【ROOTs】 threat; threat
【Etymology】 《Old English þreat》 crowd, troop
【DERIVATIVEs】 threat, threaten, threatener, threatening, threateningly, threatened
threaten ★★★★[1701] verb from threat
【DEFINITION】 If a person threatens to do something unpleasant to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want.
【Declension/Conjugation】 threatened, threatened, threatening, threatens
【SYNONYM】 endanger, put at risk, threat
【COMPOSITION】 threat + en
【ROOTs】 ⑴ threat; threat ⑵ en; verb suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English þreat》 crowd, troop
【DERIVATIVEs】 threat, threaten, threatener, threatening, threateningly, threatened
threatening ★★[4442] adjective from threat
【DEFINITION】 threaten + ing
【SYNONYM】 menacing
【COMPOSITION】 threaten + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ threat; threat ⑵ en; make ⑶ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English þreat》 crowd, troop
【DERIVATIVEs】 threat, threaten, threatener, threatening, threateningly, threatened
Other words containing "threat"; threatened, threatener, threateningly
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
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