Definitions of Deterrent [ɪˈtɜr ənt, -ˈtʌr-, -ˈtɛr-]

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Definition of 'Deterrent'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) deterrent
serving or tending to deter.

2. (n.) deterrent
something that deters:
a deterrent to crime.

3. deterrent
military strength or the capacity to retaliate strongly enough to deter an enemy from attacking.

Etymology: (1820–30; < L)

Definition of 'Deterrent'

Princeton's WordNet

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

2. (adj) deterrent
tending to deter
"the deterrent effects of high prices"

Definition of 'Deterrent'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) deterrent
sth that discourages you from doing sth
Is capital punishment a deterrent to crime?

Definition of 'Deterrent'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Deterrent
serving to deter

2. (noun) Deterrent
that which deters or prevents

Translation of 'Deterrent'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (something) that deters The possession of nuclear weapons by nations is thought to be a deterrent against nuclear war itself; a deterrent effect.
Afrikaans: afskrikmiddel, weerhouden	Arabic: رادِع، مانِع	Bulgarian: който възпира
Brazilian: desencorajamento	Czech: zastrašující prostředek;	German: abschreckend
Danish: afskrækkende; afskrækkels	Greek: ανασταλτικός (παράγοντας)	Spanish: disuasivo, disuasorio
Estonian: hirmutus(vahend)	Farsi: بازدارنده؛ پیشگیر	Finnish: pelote
French: moyen de dissuasion; prév	Hebrew: גוֹרֵם מַרתִיע	Hindi: प्रतिरोधक
Croatian: zastrašujući	Hungarian: elrettentő dolog/példa	Indonesian: penangkal
Icelandic: fyrirbyggjandi; aftrandi	Italian: deterrente	Japanese: 抑止する (もの)
Korean: 억제, 억제하는	Lithuanian: atbaidymo/atgrasinimo pri	Latvian: atturētājs; aizkavētājs;
Malay: penangkal	Dutch: afschrikmiddel	Norwegian: avskrekkingsmiddel, foreb
Polish: (środek) odstraszający	Persian: بازدارنده؛ پیشگیر	Pashto: وېروونكى، منع كوونكى پر ځ
Portuguese: desincentivo	Romanian: (mijloc de) intimidare	Russian: сдерживающее средство
Slovak: odstrašujúci prostriedok	Slovenian: odvračilo; odvračilen	Serbian: zastrašujući
Swedish: avskräckningsmedel	Thai: ตัวยับยั้ง; ซึ่งยับยั้ง	Turkish: caydırıcı
Taiwanese: 威懾物，威懾的	Ukrainian: такий, що лякає; стримува	Urdu: باز رکھنے والا عنصر
Vietnamese: để chống lại	Chinese: 威慑物，威慑的
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