Threatened Definition

thrĕtnd
adjective
At risk of becoming extinct or of becoming an endangered species. Used of a plant or animal species.
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Feeling insecure or vulnerable.

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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of threaten.

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Threatened Sentence Examples

  • Sadness threatened to overwhelm him.

  • She threatened to scratch my eyes out if I touched her.

  • She was his only relief, and the visions threatened to consume her.

  • Has he threatened you?

  • If he had simply ignored her, she might have been able to get her emotions under control, but now a sob threatened so convincingly that she was afraid to breathe.

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Words Starting With

TTHTHR

Words Ending With

DEDNED

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Words Starting With T and Ending With D

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