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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
Often the terms threat, attack, and vulnerability are interchanged and misused. Each is defined here. Definition of threat: the expressed potential for the occurrence of a harmful event such as an attack. Definition of attack: an action taken against a target with the intention of doing harm. Definition of vulnerability: a weakness that makes targets susceptible to an attack.