menace

Meanings

• something that is a source of danger
• a threat or the act of threatening
  • "he spoke with desperate menace"
• pose a threat to; present a danger to
• express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
  • "he menaced the bank manager with a stick"
• act in a threatening manner

Synonyms

endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, peril, threat, threaten