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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, adjective [L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere. See {Deter}.] Serving to deter. ''The deterrent principle.'' --E. Davis.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, noun That which deters or prevents.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
deterrent
adjective: tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices"
noun: 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
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