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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun deterrent has 1 sense

• deterrent(n = noun.cognition) balk, baulk, check, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment - something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress; Array
is a kind of difficulty
has particulars: albatross, millstone, bind, diriment impediment, drag, obstacle, obstruction, straitjacket
Derived forms verb deter₁, adjective deterrent₁

Adjective deterrent has 1 sense

• deterrent(s = adj.all) Array - tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"
Derived forms verb deter₂, verb deter₁, noun deterrence₃, noun deterrence₁, noun deterrent₁

OXFORD DICTIONARY

THESAURUS

deterrent

admonishing, admonitory, alarming, awing, bar, block, blockade, bottleneck, catch, cautionary, cautioning, check, chill, chilling, cold water, cordon, curtain, damp, damper, daunting, determent, deterring, difficulty, disconcerting, discouragement, discouraging, disheartening, disincentive, disinclining, dismaying, disquieting, dissuading, dissuasion, dissuasive, drawback, exemplary, expostulatory, fear-inspiring, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, forestalling, frightening, frightful, hang-up, hazard, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, intimidating, joker, monitorial, monitory, notificational, notifying, objection, obstacle, obstruction, obstructive, one small difficulty, overawing, preclusive, preventative, preventive, prohibitive, prophylactic, rub, scaring, scary, snag, startling, stumbling block, stumbling stone, warning, wet blanket

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