Deterrent

Quick meaning: Deterrent is an adjective meaning Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.

Meaning

Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.

More Meanings

1. Something that deters.

Example Sentences

Along with trial by ordeal, hanging was the most effective deterrent that could be devised in an age without police or prisons.

An extension of the system to serve new housing estates on the outskirts of the city, at an estimated cost of about £4,000,000 a mile, is being considered, but the narrow gauge, small clearances, and short platforms are deterrents.

The salarians believed the genophage would be used as a deterrent, a position the turians viewed as naive. Once the project was complete, the turians mass produced and deployed it. The krogan homeworld, their colonies, and all occupied worlds were infected.

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.

Word Forms

• deterrents

Synonyms for deterrent

Depending on context, synonyms include impediment, hindrance, handicap, preventive, preventative.

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