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death threat

/ˈdɛθ θɹɛt/

death threat noun: a threat to kill another person or a group of people.

Noun

death threat (plural death threats)

  1. A threat to kill another person or a group of people.
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death threat meaning in Arabic

death threat in Arabic

death threat
تَهْدِيد بِالْقَتْل tahdīd bi-l-qatl

Forms of death threat

pluraldeath threats

Questions about death threat

What does death threat mean?
Death threat means a threat to kill another person or a group of people.
What is death threat in Arabic?
Death threat in Arabic is تَهْدِيد بِالْقَتْل (tahdīd bi-l-qatl). See Death threat meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is death threat?
Death threat is a noun.
How do you pronounce death threat?
Death threat is pronounced /ˈdɛθ θɹɛt/.
What is the plural of death threat?
The plural of death threat is death threats.

Words near death threat in the dictionary

  1. death stars
  2. death stick
  3. death sticks
  4. death tax
  5. death taxes
  6. death threat
  7. death threats
  8. death throe
  9. death throes
  10. death toll
  11. death tolls

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