Meaning of DETERRENT
| Pronunciation: | | di'turunt
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- [n] something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- [adj] tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"
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| | Synonyms: | | balk, baulk, check, handicap, hindrance, impediment, preventative, preventive |
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| | See Also: | | albatross, bind, difficulty, millstone, obstacle, obstruction | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\De*ter"rent\, a. [L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere.
See {Deter}.]
Serving to deter. ``The deterrent principle.'' --E. Davis.
\De*ter"rent\, n.
That which deters or prevents.
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| | Related Terms: | | admonishing, admonitory, alarming, awing, bar, block, blockade, bottleneck, catch, cautionary, cautioning, check, chill, chilling, cold water, cordon, curtain, damp, damper, daunting, determent, deterring, difficulty, disconcerting, discouragement, discouraging, disheartening, disincentive, disinclining, dismaying, disquieting, dissuading, dissuasion, dissuasive, drawback, exemplary, expostulatory, fearful, fear-inspiring, fearsome, forbidding, forestalling, frightening, frightful, hang-up, hazard, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, intimidating, joker, monitorial, monitory, notificational, notifying, objection, obstacle, obstruction, obstructive, one small difficulty, overawing, preclusive, preventative, preventive, prohibitive, prophylactic, rub, scaring, scary, snag, startling, stumbling block, stumbling stone, warning, wet blanket |
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