menace /ˈmɛnɪs/noun 3verb 3forms 5 noun3 •A perceived threat or danger.the dark menace of the distant war. — 1697 •(informal) An annoying and bothersome person or thing. •The act of threatening. verb3 •To make threats against (someone); to intimidate.My master […] did menace me with death. — 1591 •To threaten (an evil to be inflicted).Upon his browes was pourtraid vgly death, And in his eies the furies of his heart, That shine as Comets, menacing reueng, And casts a pale complexion on his cheeks. — 1587 •To endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize. formsmenaced · menacing · menaces · menaceth · menacest