uhkailu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- intimidation noun The act of frightening or pressuring someone, especially through threats.
- menace noun A serious threat or source of danger.
Senses
uhkailu is used for these senses in English:
- brinkmanship (chiefly, politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point. [from mid 1950s]
- intimidation The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
- menace The act of threatening.
menace — full definition
- noun A serious threat or source of danger.
- noun An annoying or troublesome person, especially used affectionately for a mischievous child.
- verb To threaten or intimidate someone; to endanger something.