deters
Meaning of deters
verb, 3rd person present
- 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 deters
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of deters is: deter.
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Hyphenation of deters
de-ters
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- deters is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
deters synonyms
Meaning persuade (someone) against an action:
Meaning persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action:
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:
deters antonyms
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Anagrams of deters
Words that rhyme with deters
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