menace

men|ace /m'enɪs/ (menaces menacing menaced)
1 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N to n, N of n
If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm.
In my view you are a menace to the public.
...the menace of fascism...
= threat
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing
You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance. (INFORMAL)
You're a menace to my privacy, Kenworthy...
= nuisance
3 [N-UNCOUNT]
Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you.
...a voice full of menace.
4 [VERB] V n
If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm.
The European states retained a latent capability to menace Britain's own security.
= threaten
5 [VERB] be V-ed, also V n
If you are menaced by someone, they threaten to harm you.
She's being menaced by her sister's latest boyfriend.
= threaten