menace

/หˆmษ›nษชs/

IPA: /M EH1 N AH0 S/

noun
  1. 1

    A perceived threat or danger.

  2. 2

    The act of threatening.

  3. 3

    An annoying and bothersome person or thing.

verb
  1. 1

    To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.

    โ€œto menace a country with warโ€

  2. 2

    To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).

  3. 3

    To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/menace