Frighten vs. Threaten

Frightenverb

To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright

Frightenverb

To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

Frightenverb

cause fear in;

Frightenverb

drive out by frightening

Threatenverb

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

Threatenverb

To menace, or be dangerous.

Threatenverb

To portend, or give a warning of.

Threatenverb

(figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)

Threatenverb

To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn.

Threatenverb

To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death.

Threatenverb

To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance.

Threatenverb

pose a threat to; present a danger to;

Threatenverb

to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:

Threatenverb

to be a menacing indication of something:

Threatenverb

state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done

Threatenverb

state one's intention to do (something undesirable) in retribution

Threatenverb

cause (someone or something) to be vulnerable or at risk; endanger

Threatenverb

seem likely to produce an unpleasant or unwelcome result

Threatenverb

(of something undesirable) seem likely to occur