Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, a. [L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere.
See Deter.]
Serving to deter. "The deterrent principle." --E. Davis.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, n.
That which deters or prevents.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
deterrent
adj : tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"
n : something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
or progress [syn: hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk,
check, handicap]
WordNet (r) 2.0
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "deterrent":
admonishing, admonitory, alarming, awing, bar, block, blockade,
bottleneck, catch, cautionary, cautioning, check, chill, chilling,
cold water, cordon, curtain, damp, damper, daunting, determent,
deterring, difficulty, disconcerting, discouragement, discouraging,
disheartening, disincentive, disinclining, dismaying, disquieting,
dissuading, dissuasion, dissuasive, drawback, exemplary,
expostulatory, fear-inspiring, fearful, fearsome, forbidding,
forestalling, frightening, frightful, hang-up, hazard, hindrance,
hitch, hurdle, impediment, intimidating, joker, monitorial,
monitory, notificational, notifying, objection, obstacle,
obstruction, obstructive, one small difficulty, overawing,
preclusive, preventative, preventive, prohibitive, prophylactic,
rub, scaring, scary, snag, startling, stumbling block,
stumbling stone, warning, wet blanket
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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