Deterrent definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'deterrent'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× deterrent (dɪterənt ,US-tɜːr- ) Wordforms:pluraldeterrents 1. countablenoun Adeterrentissomethingthatpreventspeoplefromdoingsomethingbymakingthemafraidofwhatwillhappentothemiftheydoit. Theyseriouslybelievethatcapitalpunishmentisadeterrent. Thetoughnewlawshouldactasadeterrent. Synonyms:discouragement,obstacle,curb,restraint MoreSynonymsofdeterrent 2. countablenoun Adeterrentisaweaponorsetofweaponsdesignedtopreventenemiesfromattackingbymakingthemafraidtodoso. ...anucleardeterrent. 3. adjective[ADJECTIVEnoun] Ifsomethinghasadeterrenteffect,ithastheeffectofpreventingpeoplefromdoingcertainthings. Suchfineshavelittledeterrenteffectonroguelandlords. ...hisbeliefinthedeterrentvalueofcapitalpunishment. Synonyms:discouraging,inhibiting,hindering,dissuading MoreSynonymsofdeterrent COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof deterrent Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'deterrent' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'deterrent' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'geodesy' HindiTranslationof'deterrent' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency deterrentinBritishEnglish (dɪˈtɛrənt ) noun1. somethingthatdeters 2. aweaponorcombinationofweapons,espnuclear,heldbyonestate,etc,todeterattackbyanother adjective3. tendingorusedtodeter;restraining CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsdeterrence(deˈterrence)noun WordoriginC19:fromLatindēterrēnshindering;seedeter WordFrequency deterrentinAmericanEnglish (diˈtɜrənt ;dɪˈtɜrənt ) adjective1.  deterringortendingtodeter noun2.  athingorfactorthatdeters;hindrance Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginLdeterrens,prp.ofdeterrere:seedeter WordFrequency deterrentinAmericanEnglish (dɪˈtɜːrənt,-ˈtʌr-,-ˈter-) adjective1. servingortendingtodeter noun2. somethingthatdeters adeterrenttocrime 3. militarystrengthoranabilitytodefendacountryorretaliatestronglyenoughtodeteranenemyfromattacking Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsdeterrentlyadverb Wordorigin[1820–30;‹Ldēterrent-(s.ofdēterrēns),prp.ofdēterrēre.Seedeter,-ent] Examplesof'deterrent'inasentence deterrent Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Continueddisturbancebypeoplecomingandgoingismorelikelytohaveadeterrenteffect.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Wehaveabsoluteconfidenceinourindependentnucleardeterrent.Times,SundayTimes(2017)Weknowthatclosepassingisthesinglebiggestdeterrentstoppingmorepeoplefromtakingtotheirbikes.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Aboveall,thecostoflegaltrainingremainsthebiggestdeterrent.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Withoutsuchoversight,theconsensusinsupportofournucleardeterrentfacesbeingundermined.Times,SundayTimes(2017)Possibleproblemswithournucleardeterrentisn'toneofthem.TheSun(2017)Iftheinformationwasmadepublic,theyknewhowdamagingitwouldbetothecredibilityofournucleardeterrent.Times,SundayTimes(2017)Meanwhile,itwillbeeasiertodeportforeigncriminalsandournucleardeterrentissafewiththego-aheadforfourreplacementsubmarines.TheSun(2016)Thefirstandmosteffectivedeterrenttoembezzlementisastrongsystemof"internalcontrol.ChristianityToday(2000)Wehopetheywillactasadeterrenttopeople.Times,SundayTimes(2012) Showmore...Thenucleardeterrentissubstantiallydifferentfromotherweapons.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Uptonowithashadthedesireddeterrenteffect.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Thelengthofthesentencewasintendedasadeterrentagainstcopycatattacks.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Itwasthebiggestdeterrenttoworkingintheindustry.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Whatkindofpunishmentordeterrentisthat?TheSun(2013)Butthiswouldbeaneffectivedeterrent.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Thereisnodeterrenttomakepeoplebehavewithinthelaw.TheSun(2010)Itneedstobeabigdeterrentandalifetimebanis.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Thereisnoothereffectivedeterrentorpunishmentforthekindofpersonswhocommitsuchcrimes.TheSun(2006)Thebiggestdeterrenttomorepeoplecyclingisfear.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Thejudgesaidthatnamingandshaminghimhasacleardeterrenteffect.TheSun(2014)Costthoughisthesinglebiggestdeterrent.TheSun(2010)Norshouldthepoliticalpartiesimaginethatitispossibletoprovideaneffectivenucleardeterrentonthecheap.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Analarmhasdeterrentvalue,butessentiallyitringswhenothersecurityhasfailed.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Thenucleardeterrentwillstay,butthereisstillpressuretodoitonthecheap.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Where'sthepunishmentordeterrentinthat?TheSun(2011)Asalways,thequestionisnotcanweaffordanucleardeterrent.TheSun(2013)Itsdeterrentvalueisnil.TheSun(2013) COBUILDCollocations deterrent  deterrentvalue effectivedeterrent hugedeterrent majordeterrent powerfuldeterrent proveadeterrent provideadeterrent significantdeterrent strongdeterrent sufficientdeterrent ultimatedeterrent usefuldeterrent Showmore... Trendsof deterrent Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages deterrent BritishEnglish:deterrent NOUN/dɪˈtɛrənt/Adeterrentissomethingthatpreventspeoplefromdoingsomethingbymakingthemafraidofwhatwillhappentothemiftheydoit.Theyseriouslybelievethatcapitalpunishmentisadeterrent.AmericanEnglish:deterrent /dɪˈtɜrənt/BrazilianPortuguese:dissuasivo Chinese:威慑物EuropeanSpanish:fuerzadisuasoria French:moyendissuasif German:Abschreckungsmittel Italian:deterrente Japanese:抑止するものKorean:제지하는것EuropeanPortuguese:dissuasivo LatinAmericanSpanish:fuerzadisuasoria Thai:เครื่องป้องปราม Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically deterrent deterred deterrence deterrencestrategy deterrent deterrenteffect deterrentvalue deterrently AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'D' Relatedtermsof deterrent deterrentvalue hugedeterrent majordeterrent deterrenteffect nucleardeterrent Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofdeterrentfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 tuba or tuber?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. tuba tuberThemusicwaswrittenfora andaFrenchhorn.you're or your?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. your you'reIleftallof messagesonyourdesk.hours or ours?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. ours hoursTherearefewstrangersinatownlike .stile or style?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. style stileShehadnotlosthergraceand .stationary or stationery?Whichversioniscorrect?Shetookasheetofstationaryfromthedrawer.Shetookasheetofstationeryfromthedrawer.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Nov15,2021 Wordoftheday geodesy thebranchofscienceconcernedwithdeterminingtheexactpositionofgeographicalpointsandtheshapeandsizeoftheearth SEEFULLDEFINITION SEEPREVIOUSWORDS Signupforournewsletter Getthelatestnewsandgainaccesstoexclusiveupdatesandoffers Signmeup LatestWordSubmissions cosycrime Nov09,2021 shoeing Nov09,2021 doer-upper Nov09,2021 bitrot Nov09,2021 ViewMoreSubmit BonfireorGuyFawkesNight Onthenightof4November1605GuyFawkes,aCatholic,wasdiscoveredinanundercroftoftheHouseofLordsguardingahoardofgunpowderintendedtoexplodethefollowingdayatthestateopeningofParliamentandtherebyassassinatetheProtestantKingJamesIandannihilatethegovernment. 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