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угрожать — meaning in English

ugrozhat

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English meaning

  • denounce verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
  • menace noun A serious threat or source of danger.
  • rampant adj Spreading or occurring widely and without restraint, often in a negative or alarming way.
  • threaten verb To say that you intend to harm or punish someone.

Senses

угрожать is used for these senses in English:

  • denounce (transitive, obsolete) To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.
  • denounce (transitive) To criticize or speak out against (someone or something); to point out as deserving of reprehension, etc.; to openly accuse or condemn in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize; to blame.
  • denounce (transitive, obsolete) To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some outward sign or expression; make a menace of.
  • menace (transitive) To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.
  • rampant Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly.

denounce — full definition

  1. verb To publicly criticize or condemn someone or something as wrong.
  2. verb To formally accuse or inform against someone.

menace — full definition

  1. noun A serious threat or source of danger.
  2. noun An annoying or troublesome person, especially used affectionately for a mischievous child.
  3. verb To threaten or intimidate someone; to endanger something.

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