menaçant
Menaçant is a French adjective and the present participle of the verb menacer. It describes something that conveys or implies a threat or danger. Menaçant can modify nouns referring to people, objects, or situations, for example: un regard menaçant, un ton menaçant, une posture menaçante. In everyday language, the word signals menace without specifying a concrete action, and it is often used to characterize behavior or atmosphere rather than to announce an explicit threat.
As a formal term, it is widely used in security, journalism, law, and politics to describe a
Etymology: menaçant is derived from the verb menacer. The term originated in French from older forms of