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menace

Back 1 [countable] something or someone that is 
dangerous
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/dangerous
 SYN threat

menace of
 It’s the only way to deal with the menace of drug dealing.

menace to
 
That man’s a menace to society.

 He should be locked away.
 

the growing menace of oil pollution at sea

2
 [uncountable] a 
threatening
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/threaten
 
quality
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/quality
, feeling, or way of 
behaving
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/behave
 
There was menace in his voice.

air/sense of menace
 There was a sense of menace as the sky grew darker.

3
 [countable] a person, especially a child, who is 
annoying
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/annoy
 or causes 
trouble
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/trouble
 SYN nuisance
 My little brother’s a real menace.

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