🇬🇧 Threat meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A threat is when a person, animal, or thing says or does something that makes you think something bad or scary might happen, even if it doesn’t actually happen yet.

When Mom said, “If you don’t clean your room, I’ll help,” I heard the terrifying threat of organized shelves.

The villain’s greatest threat was to change everyone’s Wi‑Fi password and never tell.

Dad said the only threat in our house is running out of coffee on Monday morning.

The alarm clock is a daily threat to my beautiful relationship with sleep.

In nature, many animals use colorful displays or loud noises as a threat to scare others away without actually fighting—kind of like a peacock saying, “Check out my feathers and don’t mess with me!”

A small cat sees a big dog on a street. The dog is a threat. The dog’s bark is a loud threat. A low growl is another threat. The cat feels the threat and runs up a tree. The dog waits below. The threat stops and the cat shakes and eats.

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This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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