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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.
serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter; relating to deterrence… See the full definition
Definitions of deterrent. noun. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. synonyms: balk, baulk, check, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment. see more. adjective. tending to deter. “the deterrent effects of high prices” synonyms: preventative, preventive. tending to prevent or hinder. Pronunciation. US.
DETERRENT meaning: 1. something that deters people from doing something: 2. making someone less likely to do…. Learn 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.
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.
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...
noun. /dɪˈterənt/ /dɪˈtɜːrənt/ something that makes somebody less likely to do something (= that deters them) deterrent to somebody/something Hopefully his punishment will act as a deterrent to others. deterrent against something a deterrent against cheating. Extra Examples. see also nuclear deterrent. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
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.
