脅かし|おどかしodokashi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounthreat
   報復ほうふくのおどかしが交渉こうしょうを妨さまたげています。↗

   Threats of retaliation are blocking negotiations.

• Synonym脅しおどしNeutralNearly synonymous with 「脅かし」; fits both speech and writing, and can also mean a device for scaring off birds and animals, such as a scarecrow.
• Synonym威嚇いかくWrittenIntimidation by displaying force, as in 「威嚇射撃」; used for people, animals, and even between nations. More formal than 「脅かし」.
• Synonym恫喝どうかつWrittenWritten word for loud, blustering intimidation, as in 「恫喝外交」; carries a strong, overbearing tone.
• Related脅迫きょうはくWrittenWritten, legal term: threatening someone with harm to make them comply, as in 「脅迫罪」.
• Related恐喝きょうかつWrittenWritten term for blackmail — threatening someone to extort money or valuables, as in 「恐喝事件」; the emphasis is on taking money.
• Antonym慰めなぐさめNeutralComfort or consolation; the opposite of the intimidation expressed by 「脅かし」.

To scare someone into complying, use 「脅かし」 or 「脅し」, as in 「ただの脅かし」. For legal coercion say 「脅迫」, for blackmail 「恐喝」, for intimidation by force 「威嚇」; 「慰め」 means comfort, the opposite.

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