Deterrent
21deterrent — Anything which impedes or has a tendency to prevent; e.g. punishment is a deterrent to crime …
22deterrent — adj. & n. adj. that deters. n. a deterrent thing or factor, esp. a nuclear weapon regarded as deterring an enemy from attack. Derivatives: deterrence n …
23deterrent — 1. adjective Serving to deter, preventing something from happening 2. noun Something that deters …
24deterrent — Synonyms and related words: admonishing, admonitory, alarming, awing, bar, block, blockade, bottleneck, catch, cautionary, cautioning, check, chill, chilling, cold water, cordon, curtain, damp, damper, daunting, determent, deterring, difficulty,… …
25deterrent — {{11}} 1829; see DETER (Cf. deter) + ENT (Cf. ent). {{12}} 1829, noun and adj., in Bentham, from L. deterrentem, prp. of deterrere (see DETER (Cf. deter)). In reference to nuclear weapons, from 1954 …
26deterrent — de ter·rent || nt n. someone or something which deters, hindrance, impediment adj. acting to deter, serving to hinder or impede …
27deterrent — [dɪ tɛr(ə)nt] noun a thing that deters or is intended to deter someone from doing something. adjective able or intended to deter. Derivatives deterrence noun …
28deterrent — n block, stumbling block, catch, snag, hitch, rub, fly in the ointment, drawback, liability; check, hindrance, balk, impedient; obstacle, obstruction, oppilation, blockage, impediment, stopper; bar, barrier, barricade …
29deterrent — de·ter·rent …
30deterrent — noun Syn: disincentive, discouragement, damper, curb, check, restraint, inhibition Ant: incentive …
