| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers | | Section III. Sympathetic Affections | | 2. Diffusive Sympathetic Affections |
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| 909. Threat. |
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| NOUN: | THREAT, menace; defiance [See Defiance]; abuse, minacity [rare], minaciousness, intimidation; denunciation; fulmination; commination (curse) [See Malediction]; gathering clouds (warning) [See Warning].
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| VERB: | THREATEN, threat, menace; snarl, growl, gnarl, mutter, bark, bully.
defy [See Defiance]; intimidate [See Fear]; keep -, hold up -, hold out- in terrorem [L.]; shake -, double -, clinch- the fist at; thunder, talk big, fulminate, use big words, bluster, look daggers.
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| ADJECTIVE: | THREATENING, menacing, minatory, minacious, comminatory, abusive; in terrorem [L.]; ominous (predicting) [See Prediction]; defiant [See Defiance]; under the ban.
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| INTERJECTION: | væ victis! at your peril! do your worst! look out! |
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Nemo me impune lacessit.
- An eye like Mars, to threaten and command.—Hamlet
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