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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | deterrent | Tending to deter |
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| NOUN | 1 | deterrent, hindrance, hinderance, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap | Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
| Sounds | dihter'rahnt |
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| Rhymes | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, and 658 more rhymes in ahnt... |
| Meaning | Tending to deter. |
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| Examples | "the deterrent effects of high prices" |
| Similar to | preventive, preventative |
| Nouns | deterrence; deterrence |
| Verbs | deter; deter |
| Meaning | Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. |
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| Synonyms | hindrance, hinderance, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap |
| Broader | difficulty |
| Narrower | albatross, millstone; bind; diriment impediment; drag; obstacle, obstruction; straitjacket |
| Verbs | deter |
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