deter
Meaning of deter
verb
- discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
only a health problem would deter him from seeking re-election
mid 16th century: from Latin deterrere, from de- ‘away from’ + terrere ‘frighten’.
Information about deter
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of deter is: deters.
- Languages in which deter is used:
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GalicianHyphenation of deter
de-ter
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- deter is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
deter synonyms
Meaning discourage:
Meaning dissuade:
Meaning inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation:
Meaning say something as a warning:
Meaning cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence:
Meaning cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope:
Meaning make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive:
Meaning make (someone) afraid or anxious:
Meaning make (someone) lose courage or confidence:
Meaning frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants:
deter antonyms
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Translation of deter
- German: abschrecken
- Spanish: asustar
- French: effrayer
Anagrams of deter
Words that rhyme with deter
saeter, Mainstreeter, Streeter, Teeter, ateeter, cheeter, discreeter, fleeter, greeter, meeter, sheeter, skeeter, sweeter, teeter, tweeter, weeter, buffeter, budgeter, fidgeter, figeter, pargeter, angiocatheter, catheter, crocheter, cryocatheter, heter, intracatheter, phonocatheter, ratheter, transcatheter, Dieter, Pieter, dieter, disquieter, moieter, quieter, unquieter, Nantucketer, blanketer, bucketer, cricketer, junketer, marketer, mocketer, picketer, pocketer, racketer, rocketer, telemarketer, ticketer
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