die Drohung
Translation
threat, menace
Examples
Er sprach eine Drohung aus.
He issued a threat.
Die Polizei nahm die Drohung ernst.
The police took the threat seriously.
Das war keine leere Drohung.
That was not an empty threat.
Grammar Patterns
a threat ((against sb.)) a threat against someone Er stieß eine Drohung gegen seinen Nachbarn aus.
Similar Words
Gefahr (danger), Einschüchterung (intimidation)
Etymology
Derived from the verb 'drohen' (to threaten) with the noun-forming suffix '-ung'.
Memory Tips
The '-ung' suffix almost always indicates a feminine noun (die). If you know the verb 'drohen', you can easily derive the noun 'die Drohung'.