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deterrent

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de·ter·rent  (d-tûrnt, -tr-)
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
Noun
1. something that deters
2. a weapon or set of weapons held by one country to deter another country attacking
Adjective
tending to deter [Latin deterrens hindering]
deterrence n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.deterrent - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
difficulty - 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 bonds
diriment 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

deterrent
Translations
deterrent [dɪˈtɛrənt] nfuerza de disuasión;
to act as a deterrent → servir para prevenir

deterrent [dɪˈtɛrənt] neffet m de dissuasion; force f de dissuasion;
to act as a deterrent → avoir un effet dissuasif

deterrent [dɪˈtɛrənt] deterrence nAbschreckungsmittel nt;
to act as a deterrent deterrence → als Abschreckung(smittel) dienen

deterrent [dɪˈtɛrənt] ndeterrente m;
to act as a deterrent → fungere da deterrente

deterrent deter


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Such ill-judged marriages are, as might be expected, barren, if they do not result in positive Irregularity or in diminution of sides; but none of these evils have hitherto proved sufficiently deterrent.
Most small creatures were afraid of that snarl, but it had no deterrent effect on Jerry, who continued his steady stalking.
It is true of me, that my husband's terrible warning--all the more terrible in its mystery and its vagueness--produced no deterrent effect on my mind: it only stimulated my resolution to discover what he was hiding from me.
 
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