threatened
verbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- //ˈθɹɛt.n̩d//
- /[ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩d]/
At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
verb
- 1
Also a form of threatensimple past and past participle of threaten
adjective
- 1
At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
It is particularly desirable to obtain photographs of rural stations, both with and without a train, in view of the threatened wholesale closure of unremunerative branches throughout the country.
- 2
Feeling insecure or vulnerable.
Forms
- comparative
- more threatened
- superlative
- most threatened
threat · An expression of intent to injure or punish another.Threat · A surname.threaten · To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
threatened · At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
threatening · Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.three · A numerical value after two and before four. Represented in…threesome · A group of three people or things.