threat
gb/θɹˈɛt/ us/θɹˈɛt/
B1
انگریزی
~ 1500
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
B1
entity
1
Statement or action promising harm
Words or actions that say or show someone will hurt you or cause problems.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] makes a threat
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'threat' with 'treat' because they sound similar, but they have very different meanings.
ہم معنی الفاظ
menace (Slightly more formal and can also refer to a dangerous person or thing.)
متضاد الفاظ
assurance (Expresses a promise of safety or security instead of harm.)
لفظی تراکیب
make a threat
|issue a threat
|threat of violence
|death threat
|empty threat
موضوعات
crime
|safety
|emotions
|law
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The witness received a death threat after testifying in court.
- The manager's threat to fire the staff caused tension in the office.
- He made a threat to damage the car if she didn’t pay him.
- The teacher took the student's threat seriously and contacted the principal.
- They ignored his threats, thinking he was bluffing.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- She got a threat from a stranger.
- He made a threat to hurt me.
- The threat scared the children.
- The police are looking into the threat.
اسم
B1
entity
2
Person or thing that may cause harm
A person or thing that can hurt you or cause problems.
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] is a threat to [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'threat' (potential harm) with 'risk' (chance of harm), though they overlap in meaning.
ہم معنی الفاظ
danger (General term for something that can cause harm, less formal in some contexts.)
متضاد الفاظ
protection (Something that keeps people or things safe from harm.)
لفظی تراکیب
pose a threat
|serious threat
|security threat
|real threat
|threat to national security
موضوعات
safety
|environment
|politics
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- Climate change is a serious threat to biodiversity.
- The virus remains a significant health threat.
- He sees her as a threat to his position at work.
- The army is prepared for any external threats.
- Illegal fishing is a major threat to marine life.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- Fire is a threat to the forest.
- Pollution is a big threat to animals.
- That man is a threat to the children.
- The storm is a threat to the town.
اسم
B2
state
3
Possibility of harm or loss
The chance that something bad will happen.
استعمال کا انداز:
threat of [something negative]
ہم معنی الفاظ
risk (Focuses more on probability than on intent.)
متضاد الفاظ
opportunity (A set of circumstances that makes something good possible instead of bad.)
لفظی تراکیب
under threat
|the threat of war
|constant threat
|looming threat
موضوعات
business
|politics
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- The company faces the threat of bankruptcy.
- Farmers live with the constant threat of drought.
- There is a growing threat of economic recession.
- The peace talks reduced the threat of conflict.
- Wildlife habitats are under threat from development.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- There is a threat of rain today.
- The country is under the threat of war.
- We live with the threat of floods every year.
- The team is facing the threat of losing the game.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
threat
IPA
GB/θɹˈɛt/
US/θɹˈɛt/
ہجا بندی اور زور
threat (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (threat)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: threat
- Plural: threat, threats
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
threats
noun
Core family
threaten
verb B1
threatening
adjective
Related words
threateningly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
unthreatening
adjective
عبارات
death threat
1/dˈɛθ θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Statement threatening to kill someone
A warning that someone will be killed if they do not do what is wanted.
مثالیں
- The journalist received several death threats after publishing the article.
- She reported the death threat to the police immediately.
empty threat
1/ˈɛmpti θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Promise of harm without intent/action
A warning that someone will do something bad, but they will not really do it.
مثالیں
- His promise to quit was just an empty threat.
- They knew it was an empty threat and ignored it.
make a threat
1/mˈeɪk ə θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
State intention to cause harm
To say you will hurt someone or cause problems for them.
مثالیں
- He made a threat against the company director.
- She was arrested after making threats online.
under threat
1/ˈʌndɚ θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
In danger of harm or loss
In danger of being harmed or destroyed.
مثالیں
- Several species are under threat due to deforestation.
- His job is under threat after the merger.
pose a threat
1/pˈoʊz ə θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Create danger or risk
To cause danger or risk to someone or something.
مثالیں
- Rising sea levels pose a threat to island nations.
- The virus poses a serious threat to public health.
pose a threat
2/pˈoʊz ə θɹˈɛt/
fixed phrase
Create risk of harm or loss
To be dangerous or cause possible harm.
مثالیں
- These chemicals pose a serious threat to human health.
- Rising sea levels pose a threat to coastal cities.