## Examples
- Drunk drivers are a menace to everyone on the road.
- There was a hint of menace in his quiet voice.
- A gang of older boys menaced the younger children after school.

## Derived Forms
- menaceful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: manacen
- Root: menacer
- Root: manasser
- Root: *mināciāre
- Root: minācia

## Etymology
First attested in 1303: from Middle English manacen, from Old French menacer, manecier, manechier and Anglo-Norman manasser, from the assumed Vulgar Latin *mināciāre, from Latin minācia, whence the noun.

## AI Etymology
Menace is first attested in 1303: from Middle English manacen, from Old French menacer, manecier, manechier and Anglo-Norman manasser, from the assumed Vulgar Latin *mināciāre, from Latin minācia, whence the noun. Important recorded forms include manacen (Middle English), menacer (Old French), manasser (xno), *mināciāre (la-vul), and minācia (Latin). Current senses include something or someone that is a danger or threat and a threatening quality or feeling of danger. The wider family includes derived forms such as menaceful.

## Topics
- Safety & Risk

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