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deterrent

ADJ ซึ่ง ขัดขวาง  ซึ่ง ยับยั้ง  preventative inhibitive prophylactic sing-ti-kad-kwang

 

deterrent

N สิ่ง ที่ ขัดขวาง ไม่ ให้ กระทำ บางสิ่งบางอย่าง  สิ่ง ที่ ยับยั้ง  อุปสรรค  hindrance impediment sing-ti-kad-kwang-mai-hai-kra-tam-bang-sing-bang-yang

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DETERRENT

De *ter "rent, a. Etym: [L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere. See Deter. ]

 

Defn: Serving to deter. "The deterrent principle. " E. Davis.

 

DETERRENT

DETERRENT De *ter "rent, n.

 

Defn: That which deters or prevents.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

deterrent

de ter rent |diˈtərənt dəˈtərənt | noun a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something. a nuclear weapon or weapons system regarded as deterring an enemy from attack. adjective able or intended to deter: the deterrent effect of heavy prison sentences. DERIVATIVES de ter rence noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin deterrent- deterring, from the verb deterrere (see deter ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

deterrent

deterrent |dɪˈtɛr (ə )nt | noun a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something: cameras are a major deterrent to crime. a nuclear weapon or weapons system regarded as deterring an enemy from attack. adjective able or intended to deter: the deterrent effect of heavy prison sentences. DERIVATIVES deterrence noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin deterrent- deterring , from the verb deterrere (see deter ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

deterrent

deterrent noun the high rate of interest is a deterrent to first-time home buyers: disincentive, discouragement, damper, curb, check, restraint; obstacle, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, block, barrier, inhibition. ANTONYMS incentive.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

deterrent

deterrent noun complications of this nature are a deterrent to investors: disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion, damper, brake, curb, check, restraint; obstacle, hindrance, impediment, obstruction, block, barrier, inhibition. ANTONYMS incentive; encouragement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

deterrent

de ter rent /dɪtə́ːr (ə )nt |-tér -/名詞 C 1 «…を » 阻止するもの, 妨害物, 引き留めるもの «to » .2 戦争を抑止するもの 〘核兵器など 〙▸ a nuclear deterrent 核抑止力 形容詞 名詞 の前で 〗阻止する, 抑止力のある .~́ eff ct 抑止効果 .