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Menace Nowadays World Peace Threaten Threatened Countries Menaced

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Keyword menace
Type of Sentence ✗
Error Sentence Nowadays world peace is menaced.
Correct Sentence Nowadays world peace is threatened.
Cloze Error Sentence Nowadays world peace is [[menaced]].
Cloze Sentence Nowadays world peace is [[threatened]].
Cloze Answer threatened
Choices menaced | threatened
Explanation

Menace is usually used as a noun or adjective: 'These street gangs are a social menace.' 'He was convicted of menacing behaviour.' Menace is not often used as a verb. It appears mainly in formal styles and means 'make or try to make someone feel their life or safety is in great danger': 'His mighty war machine continues to menace neighbouring countries.'

When you are talking about something which is a danger to peace, survival, safety, health, happiness, etc, use threaten: 'These poisonous liquids threaten the drinking water supply of two million people.' 'AIDS could threaten the economic well-being of Asian countries.'

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