menace
Source of dread
Menace is a threat or source of danger: The abandoned building became a menace to the neighborhood.
As a verb, to menace is to threaten harm or pose a danger: Storm clouds menaced the coastline.
A person who causes trouble may be called a menace, sometimes affectionately: That toddler is an absolute menace.
One who causes anguish
- harasserOne who intimidates repeatedly
- tyrantCruel, absolute ruler
- oppressorOne who dominates cruelly
- aggressorOne who initiates conflict
brute · thug · ruffian · hooligan · terrorizer · troublemaker · pest · nuisance
Exposure to harm
- perilSerious threat of harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- riskPossibility of harm
- jeopardyRisk of harm
warning · alarm · terror · dread · fear · apprehension · anxiety · unease
Expressing intent to harm
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- pressureForce upon contact
dominance · aggression · terrorizing · fearmongering · tyranny · oppression · hostility · subjugation
tormentor
One who causes anguish
aggressor · brute · thug · ruffian · hooligan · terrorizer · troublemaker · pest · nuisance · scourge
danger
Exposure to harm
jeopardy · warning · alarm · terror · dread · fear · apprehension · anxiety · unease · insecurity
threatening
Expressing intent to harm
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
pressure · dominance · aggression · terrorizing · fearmongering · tyranny · oppression · hostility · subjugation · browbeating
foreboding
Fearful anticipation of harm
grim · eerie · unsettling · creepy · dreadful · chilling · baleful · threatening · looming · dark
- dangerhazard, peril, risk, threat, jeopardy
- intimidationthreats, threatening, intimidate, bullying, threaten
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- fearfear, dread, afraid, fright, frightened
- horrorhorror, terror, fear, dread, haunted
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
menacesafeguard
Precaution against harm
protection · shield · refuge · security · safety
menacereassurance
Words meant to calm
blessing · kindness · comfort · solace · encouragement
- Phantom MenaceImaginary or invisible danger
- menacing lookHostile gaze meant to intimidate
- Dennis the Menace
- red menaceCold War term for Soviet threat
- green menace