脅す

おどす

to threaten, to menace

What does 脅す mean?

脅す is a Japanese verb meaning to threaten, to menace in English. It is written as 脅す in kanji, おどす in hiragana, and odosu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼はそれを公表するとした。

He threatened to make it public.