threatened

Threatened — Threaten Threat en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threatened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Threatening}.] [OE. [thorn]retenen. See {Threat}, v. t.] 1. To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

threatened — [[t]θre̱t(ə)nd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, oft ADJ by n If you feel threatened, you feel as if someone is trying to harm you. → See also threaten Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated... The survey… …   English dictionary

threatened — adjective Date: 1960 having an uncertain chance of continued survival < a threatened species >; specifically likely to become an endangered species …   New Collegiate Dictionary

threatened — adj. Threatened is used with these nouns: ↑closure, ↑habitat, ↑litigation, ↑miscarriage, ↑redundancy, ↑species …   Collocations dictionary

threatened — adjective (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered (Freq. 1) the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one • Similar to: ↑vulnerable • Topics: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life …   Useful english dictionary

threatened — a general term used to cover all taxa whose survival is uncertain …   Dictionary of ichthyology

threatened — threat·ened (thrĕtʹnd) adj. Ecology At risk of becoming endangered. Used of a plant or an animal. * * * …   Universalium

threatened — adjective a) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future. b) Feeling insecure or vulnerable …   Wiktionary

threatened — Synonyms and related words: augured, between two fires, cornered, endangered, foreshadowed, foreshown, foretokened, imperiled, in a predicament, in danger, in desperate case, in extremis, in jeopardy, indicated, jeopardized, on the spot,… …   Moby Thesaurus

threatened — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. warned, endangered, imperiled, jeopardized, in bad straits, insecure, unsafe, unprotected, vulnerable, exposed, in a crucial state, in danger, besieged, surrounded, under attack, set upon, in a bad way. Ant. safe*,… …   English dictionary for students

threatened — adj. intimidated, endangered threat·en || θretn v. intimidate, endanger …   English contemporary dictionary