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ostrichism - Self-delusion, a refusal to cope with something, such as a threatâfiguratively hiding one's head in the sand, as the animal is mistakenly thought to do. threat - A word for a throng or crowd of people. Threat a crowd; a multitude of people; a group of men in an attacking mood. See also throng. threat Past participle: threated
True Threat. : a threat that a reasonable person would interpret as a real and serious communication of an intent to inflict harm NOTE: True threats are not protected as free speech by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and render the person making the threat liable to criminal prosecution.