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   threatening

   /ˈθrɛtnɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner: "her mother had received a threatening letter" Similar menacingintimidatingbullyingfrighteningterrifyingscaryfearsomemean-lookingalarmingforbiddingbalefulwarningadmonitorycautionaryrare:minaciousminatoryminatorialcomminatory
   • ▪ (of behaviour) showing an intention to cause bodily harm: "Taylor was in custody on a charge of threatening behaviour"
   • ▪ causing someone to feel vulnerable or at risk: "she was a type he found threatening"
   • ▪ (of weather conditions) indicating that bad weather is likely: "black threatening clouds" Similar ominousgloweringbroodingsinistermenacingblackthunderousdarkwintrygloomyheavydireillevilbalefulforbiddingdoomyuglyunpromisingportentousforebodingunpropitiouspessimisticinauspiciousunfavourableunluckyill-fateddangerousarchaic:direfulrare:minacious

   Derivatives

   • 1. threateningly adverb

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   1 day ago · It often involves pretending to be a trusted entity and creating a sense of urgency, like threatening to close or seize a victim's bank or insurance account. An alternative technique to impersonation-based phishing is the use of fake news articles to trick victims into clicking on a malicious link.