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- Dictionaryde·ter·rent/dəˈtərənt/
noun
- 1. a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something: "cameras are a major deterrent to crime"
adjective
- 1. able or intended to deter: "the deterrent effect of heavy prison sentences"
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adjective. uk / dɪˈter. ə nt / us / dɪˈter. ə nt / making someone less likely to do something by making it difficult for them to do it or by making them realize that it will have bad results: a deterrent effect. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
The meaning of DETERRENT is serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter. How to use deterrent in a sentence.
Definitions of deterrent. noun. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. synonyms: balk, baulk, check, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment. see more. adjective. tending to deter. “the deterrent effects of high prices” synonyms: preventative, preventive. tending to prevent or hinder. Pronunciation. US.
adjective. us / dɪˈter. ə nt / uk / dɪˈter. ə nt / making someone less likely to do something by making it difficult for them to do it or by making them realize that it will have bad results: a deterrent effect. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. something that prevents, checks, or suppresses: a deterrent to crime. something that repels: Our lemongrass-based bug deterrent is natural, safe, and effective. Synonyms: hindrance, check, curb, restraint. military strength or an ability to defend a country or retaliate strongly enough to deter an enemy from attacking. deterrent.
Define deterrent. deterrent synonyms, deterrent pronunciation, deterrent translation, English dictionary definition of deterrent. adj. Tending to deter: deterrent weapons. n. 1. Something that deters: a deterrent to theft. 2. A retaliatory means of discouraging enemy attack: a nuclear...
A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
noun. /dɪˈterənt/ /dɪˈtɜːrənt/ something that makes somebody less likely to do something (= that deters them) deterrent to somebody/something Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others. deterrent against something a deterrent against cheating. Extra Examples. see also nuclear deterrent. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
something that stops people doing something because they are afraid of what will happen if they do: They've installed a security camera as a deterrent to thieves. deterrent. adjective. a deterrent effect. (Definition of deterrent from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of deterrent.
noun. deterrents. A thing or factor that deters; hindrance. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A retaliatory means of discouraging enemy attack. A nuclear deterrent. American Heritage. Synonyms: handicap. check. baulk. balk. hinderance.
