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Webster 1828 Edition


Threatened

THREATENED

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thret'nd. Menaced with evil.

Definition 2024


threatened

threatened

English

Verb

threatened

  1. simple past tense and past participle of threaten

Adjective

threatened (comparative more threatened, superlative most threatened)

  1. (ecology, of a plant or animal) At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
  2. Feeling insecure or vulnerable.

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