Sekirov Dictionary

deterrent

UK /dɪˈtɛɹənt/US /dɪˈtɝənt/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.

noun1

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Something that deters.
- Along with trial by ordeal, hanging was the most effective deterrent that could be devised in an age without police or prisons. — 1999

forms

deterrents · more deterrent · most deterrent

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