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threatenee

threatenee noun: one who is threatened by another.

Noun

threatenee (plural threatenees)

  1. One who is threatened by another.
    • If the threatenee says that the plan makes them feel safe, the threatener may come back into the mainstream of the school under the conditions of the plan.2022, Scott Ervin, The Classroom Behavior Manual

Forms of threatenee

pluralthreatenees

Origin of threatenee

From threaten + -ee.

Questions about threatenee

What does threatenee mean?
Threatenee means one who is threatened by another.
What part of speech is threatenee?
Threatenee is a noun.
What is the plural of threatenee?
The plural of threatenee is threatenees.

Words near threatenee in the dictionary

  1. threatenable
  2. threatened
  3. threatened abortion
  4. threatened abortions
  5. threatened species
  6. threatenee
  7. threatenees
  8. threatener
  9. threateners
  10. threatenest
  11. threateneth

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