deterrent (redirected from deterrents)

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deterrent - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, check 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

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deterrent

noun discouragement, obstacle, curb, restraint, impediment, check, hindrance, disincentive, defensive measures, determent << OPPOSITE incentive

Translations

deterrent [dɪˈtɛrənt] n → fuerza de disuasión;

to act as a deterrent → servir para prevenir

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deterrent [dɪˈtɛrənt] n → effet m de dissuasion; force f de dissuasion;

to act as a deterrent → avoir un effet dissuasif

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deterrent [dɪˈtɛrənt] deterrence n → Abschreckungsmittel nt;

to act as a deterrent deterrence → als Abschreckung(smittel) dienen

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deterrent [dɪˈtɛrənt] n → deterrente m;

to act as a deterrent → fungere da deterrente

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deterrent deter