threatened

Meanings

Verb

• pose a threat to; present a danger to
• to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:
  • "He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
• to be a menacing indication of something:
• simple past and past participle of threaten

Adjective Satellite

• (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
  • "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one"

Adj

• At risk of becoming endangered in the near future.
• Feeling insecure or vulnerable.

Synonyms

endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten