English Explanatory Dictionary

deterrent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.
noun
  1. Something that deters.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈtɛɹənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deterrent.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-عُثمان (Middle river exports)-deterrent.wav /dɪˈtɝənt/

Word forms

deterrent more deterrent most deterrent deterrents

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēterrēns, dēterrentem.

Related words

deter

Derived words

deterrence deterrently nondeterrent overdeterrent phagodeterrent underdeterrent Eurodeterrent nuclear deterrent
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