Threat vs. Ultimatum
Difference Between Threat and Ultimatum
Threatnoun
An expression of an intention to inflict pain, harm, or punishment.
Ultimatumnoun
A final offer or demand made by one party to another, especially in diplomatic negotiations, expressing or implying the threat of serious consequences or the breakoff of relations if the terms are not accepted.
Threatnoun
An indication of impending danger or harm
a threat of frost in the air.Ultimatumnoun
A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war.
Threatnoun
One that is regarded as a possible source of harm or danger
viewed the stranger as a threat to the community.Ultimatumnoun
a final peremptory demand
Threatnoun
The condition of being in danger or at risk
under threat of attack.Threatverb
To threaten.
Threatnoun
An expression of intent to injure or punish another.
Threatnoun
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
Threatnoun
A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.
Threatverb
(transitive) To press; urge; compel.
Threatverb
To threaten.
Threatverb
(intransitive) To use threats; act or speak menacingly; threaten.
Threatnoun
something that is a source of danger;
earthquakes are a constant threat in JapanThreatnoun
a warning that something unpleasant is imminent;
they were under threat of arrestThreatnoun
declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another;
his threat to kill me was quite explicitThreatnoun
a person who inspires fear or dread;
he was the terror of the neighborhood
