DETERRENT


Meaning of DETERRENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ənt, -rənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin deterrent-, deterrens, present participle of deterrēre to deter

Date: 1829

1. : serving to deter

a deterrent effect

2. : relating to deterrence

a deterrent view of punishment

• deterrent noun

• de·ter·rent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.