Menace word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "menace" word

[noun] a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"
[noun] something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan"
[verb] act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"
[verb] express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
[verb] pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"

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\Men"ace\, n. [F., fr. L. minaciae threats, menaces, fr. minax, -acis, projecting, threatening, minae projecting points or pinnacles, threats. Cf. {Amenable}, {Demean}, {Imminent}, {Minatory}.] The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come. His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his menaces. --Milman. The dark menace of the distant war. --Dryden.
\Men"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Menaced} ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Menacing}.] [OF. menacier, F. menacer. See {Menace}, n.] 1. To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war. My master . . . did menace me with death. --Shak. 2. To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted. By oath he menaced Revenge upon the cardinal. --Shak.
\Men"ace\, v. i. To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect. Who ever knew the heavens menace so? --Shak.

Synonyms for menace

endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, peril, threat, threaten

Related terms: be imminent, be in store, brew, bulldoze, come on, corrupt, denunciation, destroy, endanger, have a presentiment, impend, infect, injure, loom, lower, peril, play havoc with, quicksand, terrify, threat, torture, utter threats against

The fun area, different aproach to word »menace«

Let's analyse "menace" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ECANEM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- . -. .- -.-. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: menace: 5 + 1 + 5 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: menace: 4 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 5 = 23, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty

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