hidden menace
Frequency: 6.27.5 per million words
A threat that is not obvious or easily seen.
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Examples (10)
- The hidden menace of global warming is often underestimated.
- She sensed a hidden menace in his seemingly calm demeanor.
- The virus proved to be a hidden menace that spread silently.
- We must uncover the hidden menace lurking beneath the surface.
- A hidden menace can be more dangerous than an obvious one.
- They failed to recognize the hidden menace until it was too late.
- The intelligence report warned of a hidden menace to national security.
- Childhood poverty can be a hidden menace with long-term consequences.
- The detective suspected there was a hidden menace behind the seemingly random events.
- Protecting against a hidden menace requires constant vigilance.