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deterrent

noun

  1. =  discouragement, obstacle, curb, restraint, impediment, check, hindrance, disincentive, defensive measures, determent • They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.
    opposites: spur, incentive, lure, bait, motivation, stimulus, inducement, carrot (informal), enticement

adjective

  1. =  discouraging, inhibiting, hindering, dissuading • He believes in the deterrent effect of custodial sentences

'deterrent' in Other Languages

  • British English: deterrent A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it. NOUNThey seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: dissuasivo
  • Chinese: 威慑物威慑懾物
  • European Spanish: fuerza disuasoria
  • French: moyen dissuasif
  • German: Abschreckungsmittel
  • Italian: deterrente
  • Japanese: 抑止するもの
  • Korean: 제지하는 것
  • Portuguese: dissuasivo
  • Spanish: fuerza disuasoria

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