deterrents
Meaning of deterrents
plural noun
- a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
cameras are a major deterrent to crime
early 19th century: from Latin deterrent- ‘deterring’, from the verb deterrere (see deter).
Information about deterrents
- It is a name.
- The singular form of deterrents is: deterrent.
- Languages in which deterrents is used:
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Hyphenation of deterrents
de-ter-rents
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- deterrents is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
deterrents synonyms
Meaning a factor, especially a financial disadvantage, that discourages a particular action:
Meaning a loss of confidence or enthusiasm; dispiritedness:
Meaning the action or process of trying to persuade someone not to take a particular course of action:
Meaning a person or thing that has a subduing or inhibiting effect:
Meaning a device for slowing or stopping a moving vehicle, typically by applying pressure to the wheels:
Meaning a check or restraint on something:
Meaning a means of control or restraint:
Meaning deprivation or restriction of personal liberty or freedom of movement:
Meaning a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress:
Meaning a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone:
Meaning a hindrance or obstruction in doing something:
Meaning a thing that impedes or prevents passage or progress; an obstacle or blockage:
Meaning an obstacle to the normal progress or functioning of something:
Meaning a circumstance or obstacle that keeps people or things apart or prevents communication or progress:
Meaning a feeling that makes one self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way:
deterrents antonyms
Meaning a thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something:
Meaning the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope:
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