Drohung

/ˈdʁoːʊŋ/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Drohungen

Meaning

  1. threat

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Androhung

Drohung is the general word for a threat; Androhung is specifically the formal act of issuing a threat or warning of consequences, like the Androhung einer Strafe.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

amenaza

amenaza is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "threat."

Portuguese

ameaça

ameaça is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "threat."

Practice

1 What does Drohung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er reagierte nicht auf die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Drohung?

noun

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