Alert and Threat

Alert

Alert noun - The act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk.

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Threat and alert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threat" instead a noun "Alert".

Nearby Words: alertness, alerted, alerting, alerter

Threat noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.

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Alert and threat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alert" instead a noun "Threat".

Nearby Words: threatening, threaten, threatened

single	single alert	single threat
obvious	obvious alert	obvious threat
powerful	powerful alert	powerful threat
actual	actual alert	actual threat
Other adjectives: real, constant, big, little, terrible, potential, immediate, possible, military, nuclear, incoming.

Scream - Giving a cry of terror as loudly as possible (which may or may not deter the threat, but might alert someone who can help).

Source: Fear Is the Appropriate Response
Most systems will alert a human operator before actually engaging a potential threat.

Source: Point Defenseless
In Dragons: Race to the Edge, Toothless grabs Hiccup's ankle in an effort to alert him to a new threat.

Source: Ankle Drag

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