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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ban |
| Synonyms: | anathema, condemnation, curse, denunciation, diatribe, excommunication, execration, imprecation, malediction, obloquy, proscription, threat of punishment, threatening |
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| Main Entry: | curse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hateful, swearing remark |
| Synonyms: | anathema, ban, bane, blaspheming, blasphemy, commination, cursing, cuss word, cussing, damning, denunciation, dirty name, dirty word, double whammy, execration, expletive, four-letter word, fulmination, imprecation, malediction, malison, naughty words, no-no, oath, objuration, obloquy, obscenity, profanation, profanity, sacrilege, swear word, swearing, vilification, whammy |
| Antonyms: | compliment, praise |
| Main Entry: | malediction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | curse |
| Synonyms: | anathema, commination, curse word, cuss, cuss word, damn, damnation, damning, darn, denunciation, dirty name, dirty word, execration, expletive, four-letter word, imprecation, jinx, no-no, oath, swear word, whammy |
| Antonyms: | blessing |
| Main Entry: | menace |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | danger; pest |
| Synonyms: | annoyance, caution, commination, hazard, intimidation, jeopardy, nuisance, peril, plague, risk, scare, threat, thunder, trouble, troublemaker, warning |
| Antonyms: | aid, assistance, help |
| Main Entry: | threat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | warning; danger |
| Synonyms: | blackmail, bluff, commination, fix, foreboding, foreshadowing, fulmination, hazard, impendence, intimidation, menace, omen, peril, portent, presage, risk, thunder, writing on the wall |
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| Main Entry: | menace |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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| Concept: | Malediction. |
| Category: | 2. Diffusive Sympathetic Affections |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
malediction, malison, curse, imprecation, denunciation, execration, anathema, ban, proscription, excommunication, commination, thunders of the Vatican, fulmination, maranatha; aspersion, disparagement, vilification, vituperation., abuse; foul language, bad language, strong language, unparliamentary language; billingsgate, sauce, evil speaking; cursing; profane swearing, oath; foul invective, ribaldry, rude reproach, scurrility., threat; more bark than bite; invective (disapprobation).
-verbs
curse, accurse, imprecate, damn, swear at; curse with bell book and candle; invoke curses on the head of, call down curses on the head of; devote to destruction., execrate, beshrew, scold; anathematize (censure); bold up to execration, denounce, proscribe, excommunicate, fulminate, thunder against; threaten., curse and swear; swear, swear like a trooper; fall a cursing, rap out an oath, damn.
-adjectives
cursing, cursed
-phrases
delenda est Carthago.
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| Concept: | Threat. |
| Category: | 2. Diffusive Sympathetic Affections |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
threat, menace; defiance; abuse, minacity, intimidation; denunciation; fulmination; commination (curse); gathering clouds (warning).
-verbs
threat, threaten; menace; snarl, growl, gnarl, mutter, bark, bully., defy; intimidate; keep in terrorem, hold up in terrorem, hold out in terrorem; shake the fist at, double the fist at, clinch the fist at; thunder, talk big, fulminate, use big words, bluster, look daggers.
-adjectives
threatening, menacing; minatory, minacious; comminatory, abusive; in terrorem; ominous (predicting) ; defiant; under the ban.
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