Phrase guide

death threat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈdɛθ θɹɛt/
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noun

Meaning 1

A threat to kill another person or a group of people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَهْدِيد بِالْقَتْل (tahdīd bi-l-qatl) — death threat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 死亡威脅 /死亡威胁 (sǐwáng wēixié) — death threat
  • Danish: dødstrussel — death threat
  • Dutch: doodsbedreiging — death threat
  • Finnish: tappouhkaus — death threat
  • French: menace de mort — death threat
  • German: Morddrohung — death threat
  • German: Todesdrohung — death threat
  • Hungarian: halálos fenyegetés — death threat
  • Italian: minaccia di morte — death threat
  • Polish: groźba śmierci — death threat
  • Portuguese: ameaça de morte — death threat
  • Romanian: amenințare cu moartea — death threat
  • Russian: угро́за уби́йством (ugróza ubíjstvom) — death threat
  • Swedish: dödshot — death threat
  • Swedish: mordhot — death threat