Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

909. Threat — N. threat, menace; defiance &c 715; abuse, minacity†,

intimidation; denunciation; fulmination; commination &c (curse) 908 [Obs.]; gathering clouds &c (warning) 668. V. threat, threaten; menace; snarl, growl, gnarl, mutter, bark, bully. defy &c 715; intimidate &c 860; keep in terrorem [Lat.], hold up in terrorem [Lat.], hold out in terrorem [Lat.]; shake the fist at, double the fist at, clinch the fist at; thunder, talk big, fulminate, use big words, bluster, look daggers, stare daggers. Adj. threatening, menacing; minatory, minacious†; comminatory†, abusive; in terrorem [Lat.]; ominous &c (predicting) 511; defiant &c 715; under the ban. Int. vae victis! [Lat.], at your peril!, do your worst!,