Deterrent can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| deterrent - tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices" | ||
Noun |
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| deterrent - Something that deters. |
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| 1. | adj. | The deterrent effects of high prices. | |
| 2. | noun | The law's harsh sentence is a deterrent against drinking and driving. | |
| 3. | noun | It is just because fear of punishment has no deterrent effect that crime continues in spite of all laws and courts, prisons and executions. | |
| 4. | noun | Judge Salvador was of the school that thought stiff sentences were a deterrent. | |
| 5. | noun | Iran has sufficient deterrent power to respond decisively to any Israeli direct attack. | |
| 6. | noun | I think this would act as a deterrent. |
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| adj. | |
| The deterrent effects of high prices. |
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| noun | |
| The law's harsh sentence is a deterrent against drinking and driving. | |
| It is just because fear of punishment has no deterrent effect that crime continues in spite of all laws and courts, prisons and executions. | |
| Judge Salvador was of the school that thought stiff sentences were a deterrent. | |
| Iran has sufficient deterrent power to respond decisively to any Israeli direct attack. | |
| I think this would act as a deterrent. | |