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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•ter•rent /dɪˈtɜrənt/USA pronunciation adj. - serving or tending to deter.
n. [countable] - something that deters:Is capital punishment a deterrent to crime?
- military strength to retaliate so strongly as to deter an enemy from attacking:People began to wonder if a nuclear deterrent was necessary anymore.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•ter•rent (di tûr′ənt, -tur′-, -ter′-),USA pronunciation adj. - serving or tending to deter.
n. - something that deters:a deterrent to crime.
- military strength or an ability to defend a country or retaliate strongly enough to deter an enemy from attacking.
- Latin dēterrent- (stem of dēterrēns), present participle of dēterrēre. See deter, -ent
- 1820–30
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restraint, curb, check, hindrance.
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