"deterrent" meaning in English

See deterrent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈtɛɹənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈtəɹənt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deterrent.wav Forms: more deterrent [comparative], most deterrent [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin dēterrēns, dēterrentem. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|dēterrēns|dēterrēns, dēterrentem}} Learned borrowing from Latin dēterrēns, dēterrentem Head templates: {{en-adj}} deterrent (comparative more deterrent, superlative most deterrent)
  1. Serving to deter, preventing something from happening. Derived forms: deterrence, deterrently, nondeterrent, overdeterrent, phagodeterrent, underdeterrent Related terms: deter Translations (serving to deter): предпазен (predpazen) (Bulgarian), 威慑的 (Chinese), afschrikkend (Dutch), ontradend (Dutch), afschrikwekkend (Dutch), pidättelevä (Finnish), dissuasif (French), disuasorio (Galician), disuasivo (Galician), abschreckend (German), αποτρεπτικός (apotreptikós) (Greek), dissuasivo (Italian), whakakōroiroi (Maori), odstraszający (Polish), dissuasório (Portuguese), disuasivo (Spanish), disuasorio (Spanish), disuasor (Spanish), deterrente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-deterrent-en-adj-PHVTY7Rv

Noun

IPA: /dɪˈtɛɹənt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈtəɹənt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deterrent.wav Forms: deterrents [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin dēterrēns, dēterrentem. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|dēterrēns|dēterrēns, dēterrentem}} Learned borrowing from Latin dēterrēns, dēterrentem Head templates: {{en-noun}} deterrent (plural deterrents)
  1. Something that deters. Derived forms: Eurodeterrent, nuclear deterrent Translations (something that deters): 威慑物 (Chinese), afschrikmiddel [neuter] (Dutch), pelote (Finnish), pidäke (Finnish), moyen de dissuasion [masculine] (French), Abschreckung [feminine] (German), elrettentő (Hungarian), 抑止力 (yokushiryoku) (Japanese), whakakōroiroi (Maori), odstraszacz [masculine] (Polish), сре́дство устраше́ния (srédstvo ustrašénija) [neuter] (Russian), casg [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), disuasivo [masculine] (Spanish), disuasor [masculine] (Spanish), deterrente [masculine] (Spanish), avskräckningsmedel [neuter] (Swedish), avskräckningsvapen [neuter] (Swedish)
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          "text": "One argument made by proponents of the death penalty is that it is a strong deterrent to murder and other violent crimes, but evidence shows just the opposite. Whereas the last execution in Canada took place in 1962, in 2011 there were 598 murders in Canada and 14,610 in the United States.",
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predpazen",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "предпазен"
    },
    {
      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "威慑的"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "afschrikkend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "ontradend"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "afschrikwekkend"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "pidättelevä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "dissuasif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "disuasorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "disuasivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "abschreckend"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apotreptikós",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "αποτρεπτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "dissuasivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "whakakōroiroi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "odstraszający"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "dissuasório"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "disuasivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "disuasorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "disuasor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "serving to deter",
      "word": "deterrente"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deterrent"
}

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    "Requests for review of Chinese translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Chinese translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
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      "word": "Eurodeterrent"
    },
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      "word": "nuclear deterrent"
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          "text": "One argument made by proponents of the death penalty is that it is a strong deterrent to murder and other violent crimes, but evidence shows just the opposite. Whereas the last execution in Canada took place in 1962, in 2011 there were 598 murders in Canada and 14,610 in the United States.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 November 13, Paul Bigland, “Much to admire... but pockets of neglect”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 48:",
          "text": "All is well until Treorchy, where the platform is swamped by teenagers who have been attending an event. Around four dozen unescorted 12 to 16 year-olds swarm aboard and begin to run riot through the train. Their behaviour is appalling and the presence of CCTV no deterrent.",
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      "code": "zh",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "word": "威慑物"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "afschrikmiddel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "word": "pelote"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "word": "pidäke"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "moyen de dissuasion"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Abschreckung"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "word": "elrettentő"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "yokushiryoku",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "word": "抑止力"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "word": "whakakōroiroi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odstraszacz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "srédstvo ustrašénija",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сре́дство устраше́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "casg"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "disuasivo"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something that deters",
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      "word": "disuasor"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something that deters",
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      ],
      "word": "deterrente"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "avskräckningsmedel"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "something that deters",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "avskräckningsvapen"
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  "word": "deterrent"
}

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