Definition of "menace" in English

noun

1. A perceived threat or danger.

2. The act of threatening.

3. (informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing.

verb

1. (transitive) To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.

   • to menace a country with war

2. To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).

3. To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.