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deterrent

[ dih-tur-uhnt, -tuhr-, -ter- ]

adjective

  1. serving or tending to deter.


noun

  1. something that prevents, checks, or suppresses:

    a deterrent to crime.

  2. something that repels:

    Our lemongrass-based bug deterrent is natural, safe, and effective.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. military strength or an ability to defend a country or retaliate strongly enough to deter an enemy from attacking.

deterrent

/ 诲瑟藞迟蓻谤蓹苍迟 /

noun

  1. something that deters
  2. a weapon or combination of weapons, esp nuclear, held by one state, etc, to deter attack by another
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. tending or used to deter; restraining
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 诲别藞迟别谤谤别苍肠别, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别路迟别谤顎价别苍迟路濒测 adverb
  • 苍辞苍顎卍别路迟别谤顎价别苍迟 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of deterrent1

First recorded in 1820鈥30; from Latin 诲脓迟别谤谤别苍迟- (stem of 诲脓迟别谤谤脓苍蝉 ), present participle of 诲脓迟别谤谤脓谤别; deter, -ent
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of deterrent1

C19: from Latin 诲脓迟别谤谤脓苍蝉 hindering; see deter
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The threat of mass deportation combined with other factors 鈥 from military deployments at the border, to the high-profile deportations of migrants to El Salvador 鈥 may have acted as an effective deterrent.

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The government said the threat of tougher sentences would act as a "powerful deterrent".

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Whether the villagers are convinced by the conservation message or not, the WWF tells us legal penalties have served as a strong deterrent in recent years.

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The Conservatives said Labour's decision to scrap the Rwanda deportation agreement last year had removed a deterrent to illegal immigration.

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Given the advantage he gained, is a five-second penalty enough of a deterrent?

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