Deterrent

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, a. [L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere.
     See {Deter}.]
     Serving to deter. "The deterrent principle." --E. Davis.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, n.
     That which deters or prevents.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  deterrent
       adj : tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"
       n : something immaterial that interferes with or delays action
           or progress [syn: {hindrance}, {impediment}, {balk}, {baulk},
            {check}, {handicap}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  76 Moby Thesaurus words for "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