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deterrent

/dɪ'tɜrənt/

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noun
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
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Similar:

balk baulk check handicap hinderance hindrance impediment

type of:
difficulty
adjective
tending to deter
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"the deterrent effects of high prices"

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preventative preventive

Definition that contains deterrent

hudood Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes
hudud Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes
pepper spray a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent