noun
Refers to an act or statement intended to intimidate or coerce someone.
彼の言葉は脅かしに過ぎなかった。
His words were nothing more than a threat.
脅迫 is a more formal and serious term for 'threat' or 'intimidation', often used in legal contexts, while 脅かし is a more general, everyday word.
脅し is a more common and versatile noun meaning 'threat' or 'intimidation', while 脅かし is a less common nominalized form of the verb 脅かす.
Nominalized form of the verb 脅かす (おどかす, 'to threaten').