- deterrent
- n.
1) a nuclear deterrent; the ultimate deterrent
2) a deterrent to
* * *[dɪ'ter(ə)nt]the ultimate deterrenta nuclear deterrenta deterrent to
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
deterrent
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Deterrent — De*ter rent, a. [L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere. See {Deter}.] Serving to deter. The deterrent principle. E. Davis. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deterrent — De*ter rent, n. That which deters or prevents. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deterrent — I noun admonishment, admonition, barrier, barring, block, caution, caveat, constraint, constriction, contraindication, counteraction, counterpressure, curb, damper, deactivation, determent, deterrence, discouragement, disincentive, dissuasion,… … Law dictionary
deterrent — [n] impediment, restraint bridle, check, curb, defense, determent, discouragement, disincentive, hindrance, leash, obstacle, preventative, preventive, rein, shackle; concept 680 Ant. catalyst, encouragement, incentive … New thesaurus
deterrent — ► NOUN ▪ a thing that deters or is intended to deter. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ able or intended to deter. DERIVATIVES deterrence noun … English terms dictionary
deterrent — [dē tʉr′ənt, di tʉr′ənt] adj. [L deterrens, prp. of deterrere: see DETER] deterring or tending to deter n. a thing or factor that deters; hindrance … English World dictionary
deterrent — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, good, great, powerful, real ▪ credible ▪ the ultimate (esp. BrE) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
deterrent — [[t]dɪte̱rənt, AM tɜ͟ːr [/t]] deterrents 1) N COUNT A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it. They seriously believe that capital punishment is a deterrent … English dictionary
deterrent — I UK [dɪˈterənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms deterrent : singular deterrent plural deterrents * 1) something that makes people decide not to do something by making them realize that something unpleasant could happen to them deterrent to:… … English dictionary
deterrent — de|ter|rent [dıˈterənt US ˈtə:r ] n 1.) something that makes someone less likely to do something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results ▪ The small fines for this type of crime do not act as much of a deterrent .… … Dictionary of contemporary English
