English-Thai Dictionary
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 è ct 抑止効果 .