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- Dictionarydeterrent/dɪˈtɛrənt/
noun
- 1. a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something: "cameras are a major deterrent to crime"
adjective
- 1. able or intended to deter: "the deterrent effect of heavy prison sentences"
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DETERRENT definition: 1. something that deters people from doing something: 2. making someone less likely to do…. Learn more.
The meaning of DETERRENT is serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter. How to use deterrent in a sentence.
A deterrent makes you not want to do something. Let's say there's a giant pile of cookies being guarded by an angry dog — the dog is a deterrent.
adjective. us. / dɪˈter. ə nt / uk. making someone less likely to do something by making it difficult for them to do it or by making them realize that it will have bad results: a deterrent effect. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. something that prevents, checks, or suppresses: a deterrent to crime. something that repels: Our lemongrass-based bug deterrent is natural, safe, and effective. Synonyms: hindrance, check, curb, restraint. military strength or an ability to defend a country or retaliate strongly enough to deter an enemy from attacking. 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.
Define deterrent. deterrent synonyms, deterrent pronunciation, deterrent translation, English dictionary definition of deterrent. 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...
Definition of deterrent noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
something that stops people doing something because they are afraid of what will happen if they do: They've installed a security camera as a deterrent to thieves. deterrent. adjective. a deterrent effect. (Definition of deterrent from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of deterrent.
