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deterrent
de·ter·rent D0171500 (dĭ-tûr′ənt, -tŭr′-)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 deterrent.deterrent (dɪˈtɛrənt) n1. something that deters2. (Military) a weapon or combination of weapons, esp nuclear, held by one state, etc, to deter attack by anotheradjtending or used to deter; restraining[C19: from Latin dēterrēns hindering; see deter] deˈterrence nde•ter•rent (dɪˈtɜr ənt, -ˈtʌr-, -ˈtɛr-)
adj. 1. serving or tending to deter. n. 2. something that deters: a deterrent to crime. 3. military strength or the capacity to retaliate strongly enough to deter an enemy from attacking. [1820–30; < Latin] de•ter′rent•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | deterrent - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progresshinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, checkdifficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"albatross, millstone - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"bind - something that hinders as if with bondsdiriment impediment - (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)drag - something that slows or delays progress; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land"obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"straitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket" | | Adj. | 1. | deterrent - tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"preventative, preventive - tending to prevent or hinder |
deterrentnoun1. discouragement, obstacle, curb, restraint, impediment, check, hindrance, disincentive, defensive measures, determent They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.
discouragement spur, incentive, lure, bait, motivation, stimulus, inducement, carrot (informal), enticementadjective1. discouraging, inhibiting, hindering, dissuading He believes in the deterrent effect of custodial sentencesdeterrentadjectiveIntended to prevent:preclusive, preventative, preventive.Translationsdeter (diˈtəː) – past tense, past participle deˈterred – verb to make less willing or prevent by frightening. She was not deterred by his threats. 使不敢，嚇住，阻止 使不敢，吓住，阻止 deˈterrent (-ˈte-) , ((American) -ˈtə:-) noun, adjective (something) that deters. The possession of nuclear weapons by nations is thought to be a deterrent against nuclear war itself; a deterrent effect. 威懾物，威懾的 威慑物，威慑的 deterrent
deterrent (dē-tĕr′ĕnt) [L. deterrēre, to deter] 1. An agent that inhibits the action of another agent. 2. An agent that discourages or prevents the use of another agent.smoking deterrentAny agent, such as nicotine, nicotine antagonists, or some antidepressant drugs, that relieves the desire to smoke tobacco products.LegalSeeDeterrencedeterrent
Related to deterrent: deterrent example, Deterrent EffectSynonyms for deterrentnoun discouragementSynonyms- discouragement
- obstacle
- curb
- restraint
- impediment
- check
- hindrance
- disincentive
- defensive measures
- determent
Antonyms- spur
- incentive
- lure
- bait
- motivation
- stimulus
- inducement
- carrot
- enticement
adj discouragingSynonyms- discouraging
- inhibiting
- hindering
- dissuading
Synonyms for deterrentadj intended to preventSynonyms- preclusive
- preventative
- preventive
Synonyms for deterrentnoun something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progressSynonyms- hinderance
- hindrance
- impediment
- balk
- baulk
- handicap
- check
Related Words- difficulty
- albatross
- millstone
- bind
- diriment impediment
- drag
- obstacle
- obstruction
- straitjacket
adj tending to deterRelated Words |