Meaning of "menace" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MENACE

Ultimately related to Latin minax threatening, from mināri to threaten.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MENACE

menace  [ˈmɛnɪs]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENACE

Menace is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb menace in English.

WHAT DOES MENACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Menace

Menace may mean: ▪ a threat or danger that causes intimidation ▪ a legal term of art - see Blackmail#menaces...

Definition of menace in the English dictionary

The first definition of menace in the dictionary is to threaten with violence, danger, etc. Other definition of menace is a threat or the act of threatening. Menace is also something menacing; a source of danger.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MENACE

PRESENT

Present

I menace

you menace

he/she/it menaces

we menace

you menace

they menace

Present continuous

I am menacing

you are menacing

he/she/it is menacing

we are menacing

you are menacing

they are menacing

Present perfect

I have menaced

you have menaced

he/she/it has menaced

we have menaced

you have menaced

they have menaced

Present perfect continuous

I have been menacing

you have been menacing

he/she/it has been menacing

we have been menacing

you have been menacing

they have been menacing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I menaced

you menaced

he/she/it menaced

we menaced

you menaced

they menaced

Past continuous

I was menacing

you were menacing

he/she/it was menacing

we were menacing

you were menacing

they were menacing

Past perfect

I had menaced

you had menaced

he/she/it had menaced

we had menaced

you had menaced

they had menaced

Past perfect continuous

I had been menacing

you had been menacing

he/she/it had been menacing

we had been menacing

you had been menacing

they had been menacing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will menace

you will menace

he/she/it will menace

we will menace

you will menace

they will menace

Future continuous

I will be menacing

you will be menacing

he/she/it will be menacing

we will be menacing

you will be menacing

they will be menacing

Future perfect

I will have menaced

you will have menaced

he/she/it will have menaced

we will have menaced

you will have menaced

they will have menaced

Future perfect continuous

I will have been menacing

you will have been menacing

he/she/it will have been menacing

we will have been menacing

you will have been menacing

they will have been menacing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would menace

you would menace

he/she/it would menace

we would menace

you would menace

they would menace

Conditional continuous

I would be menacing

you would be menacing

he/she/it would be menacing

we would be menacing

you would be menacing

they would be menacing

Conditional perfect

I would have menace

you would have menace

he/she/it would have menace

we would have menace

you would have menace

they would have menace

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been menacing

you would have been menacing

he/she/it would have been menacing

we would have been menacing

you would have been menacing

they would have been menacing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you menace
we let´s menace
you menace

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to menace

Past participle

menaced

Present Participle

menacing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «MENACE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «menace» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of menace

alarm · annoyance · browbeat · bully · commination · danger · frighten · hazard · imperil · intimidate · intimidation · jeopardize · jeopardy · mischief-maker · nuisance · ominousness · peril · pest · plague · risk · scare · terrorize · threat · threaten · troublemaker · warning

TRANSLATION OF MENACE

Find out the translation of menace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of menace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «menace» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 威胁
• Translator English - Spanish: amenaza
• English: menace
• Translator English - Hindi: खतरे
• Translator English - Arabic: الخطر
• Translator English - Russian: угроза
• Translator English - Portuguese: ameaça
• Translator English - Bengali: ভীতিপ্রদর্শন
• Translator English - French: menace
• Translator English - Malay: Ancaman
• Translator English - German: Bedrohung
• Translator English - Japanese: 脅威
• Translator English - Korean: 위협적인 존재
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngganggu
• Translator English - Vietnamese: hăm dọa
• Translator English - Tamil: அச்சுறுத்தல்
• Translator English - Marathi: धोका
• Translator English - Turkish: tehdit
• Translator English - Italian: minaccia
• Translator English - Polish: zagrożenie
• Translator English - Ukrainian: загроза
• Translator English - Romanian: amenințare
• Translator English - Greek: απειλή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bedreiging
• Translator English - Swedish: hot
• Translator English - Norwegian: menace

10 QUOTES WITH «MENACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word menace.

1

Jeffrey Archer

Chatterers are a menace.

2

Gioconda Belli

There are not many intellectuals left of Harold Pinter's stature who dare raise their voices - and with such force - against the menace of U.S. and the unrestricted use of its power. Pinter's voice is an unceasing thunder.

3

Preet Bharara

The alarm bells sound regularly: cybergeddon; the next Pearl Harbor; one of the greatest existential threats facing the United States. With increasing frequency, these are the grave terms officials invoke about the menace of cybercrime - and they're not understating the threat.

4

Norman Borlaug

The forgotten world is made up primarily of the developing nations, where most of the people, comprising more than fifty percent of the total world population, live in poverty, with hunger as a constant companion and fear of famine a continual menace.

5

Anthony Burgess

Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace.

6

Simon Callow

Many actors have protested about mobile phones going off in theatres, but the real menace now is people texting during a show. It may only disturb a few people around them, but for me, as an actor, when I spot them answering their emails, I am outraged.

7

Hugo Chavez

I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet.

8

Grover Cleveland

Communism is a hateful thing, and a menace to peace and organized government.

9

Gregory Corso

The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis.

10

Dorothy Dix

I have learned to live each day as it comes, and not to borrow trouble by dreading tomorrow. It is the dark menace of the future that makes cowards of us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENACE»

Discover the use of menace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to menace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The "Nazi Menace" in Argentina, 1931-1947

It also penetrates the maze of forgeries, propaganda, and assorted "dirty tricks" propagated by both the Allies and the Axis, thus providing a factual account of clandestine activities during the war years, and the alleged movement of Nazi ...

Ronald C. Newton, 1992

Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace

A young queen must save her planet from evil doers.

Patricia C. Wrede, 1999

Multiplying Menace: The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin

Ten years after being tricked, Rumpelstiltskin returns to the royal family to wreak vengeance using multiplication. Includes nonfiction math notes about multiplying by whole numbers and by fractions.

Pam Calvert, 2006

Movie Menace: Book One in the Deathstalker Trilogy

Someone tried to burn down her trailer! The Undercover Brothers need to get to the bottom of the arson, and other mayhem surrounding the filming of the hit comic book. The first book of the next exciting trilogy!

Franklin W. Dixon, 2011

The Multiplying Menace Divides

A ribbiting math adventure!

Pam Calvert, 2011

Model Menace: Book Two in the Model Mystery Trilogy

In Model Crime, the first book in the exciting new Model Mystery Trilogy, Nancy’s friend Sydney is getting married, but things keep going horribly wrong at the wedding.

Carolyn Keene, 2009

Menace to Society: Political-criminal Colllaboration Around ...

How is a PCN maintained, and destroyed? What do the participants want from each other in a PCN? What can be learned from those who have successfully countered the PCN?

Roy Godson

Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace

Frankie is struggling.

Eric Wight, 2011

Outfield Menace

"Outfield Menace" is the tale of Kurt, a fifteen-year-old baseball player, living in a small, 1950s, Indiana town.

Mark A. Roeder, 2005

London 1914-17: The Zeppelin Menace

Beretter om 1. verdenskrig med fokus på de tyske luftskibsbombninger af London.

Ian Castle, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MENACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term menace is used in the context of the following news items.

Science official wants canine export to control 'stray dog menace …

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Letter: 'GREENbikes' are SLC menace | The Salt Lake Tribune

What seems like a success to some seems like a menace to others. Do we really need 150 "GREENbikes" on the sidewalks when we have ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»

England have to match the menace of Mitchell Johnson | The Times

If we were surprised by England's thumping win in the first Test in Cardiff, we were even less prepared for the absolute reversal at Lord's. On a ... «The Times, Jul 15»

VOCM.COM|'Menace on the Roadway' Sentenced to 45 days in …

He said the accused, 31-year-old Taylor Freeman, "was a menace on the roadway to all drivers," before handing him the blended 11.5 month ... «VOCM, Jul 15»

Menace, Grub won't be mates at Belmore - The Daily Telegraph

THEY are known as The Menace and Grub. They play the game hard. They love a bit of on-field niggle. They're both loved by the Canterbury ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»

Coping with the Menace Called House-Agents – Daily Times …

Gone are the golden–days when one desiring to rent a new apartment can call the bluffs, closes one's eye and before a blink, the dreamed- of ... «Daily Times Nigeria, Jul 15»

Spam Menace Plummets, Says Symantec

Every month, security analysts of Symantec Security Responses come up with a report on cyber threats, covering the malware threats and ... «DeviceMAG, Jul 15»

High Yield ETF's: A Menace To Society Or Simply Misunderstood …

I will attempt to address the question of “Are High Yield ETF's a Menace to Society, Or Simply Misunderstood?” This is a conversation I have ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Deadly Camel Attacks: Animal Menace Should Be Kept Off Roads …

The area has recently seen a spate of accidents related to stray camels, which are increasingly being labeled a grave menace, particularly at ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»

Curbing naxal menace top priority: Visakha Rural SP … - NYOOOZ

VISAKHAPATNAM: The main priority of the Visakha Rural police at this juncture is to check the Maoist menace in the Agency areas and reach ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»