Threat vs. Warning — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Threat and Warning
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Threat
A threat is a communicated intent to inflict harm or loss on another person. Intimidation is widely observed in animal behavior (particularly in a ritualized form) chiefly in order to avoid the unnecessary physical violence that can lead to physical damage or the death of both conflicting parties.
Warning
A statement telling of or an indication providing evidence of impending danger, difficulty, or misfortune
The government issued a warning about unsafe drinking water. The shelf collapsed without any warning.
Threat
An expression of an intention to inflict pain, harm, or punishment.
Warning
Advice to be cautious
A word of warning to runners about the hot weather.
Threat
An indication of impending danger or harm
A threat of frost in the air.
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Warning
A cautionary or deterrent example
The incident is a warning to careless investors.
Threat
One that is regarded as a possible source of harm or danger
Viewed the stranger as a threat to the community.
Warning
Acting or serving to warn
A warning light.
Warning words.
Threat
The condition of being in danger or at risk
Under threat of attack.
Warning
Present participle of warn
Threat
To threaten.
Warning
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
Threat
An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
Warning
Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.
The boss gave him a warning that he would be fired if he did not desist from his behaviour.
Threat
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
Warning
Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.
Threat
A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
Warning
Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice.
That warning timepiece never ceased.
Threat
(transitive) To press; urge; compel.
Warning
Previous notice.
A great journey to take upon so short a warning.
Threat
To threaten.
Warning
Caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition.
Could warning make the world more just or wise.
Threat
(intransitive) To use threats; act or speak menacingly; threaten.
Warning
A message informing of danger
Threat
The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation.
There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.
Warning
Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)
Threat
To threaten.
Of all his threating reck not a mite.
Our dreaded admiral from far they threat.
Warning
Serving to warn;
Shook a monitory finger at him
An exemplary jail sentence
Threat
Something that is a source of danger;
Earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
Threat
A warning that something unpleasant is imminent;
They were under threat of arrest
Threat
Declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another;
His threat to kill me was quite explicit
Threat
A person who inspires fear or dread;
He was the terror of the neighborhood
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