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deterrent

  (dĭ-tûr'ənt, -tŭr'-) pronunciation
adj.

Tending to deter: deterrent weapons.

n.
  1. Something that deters: a deterrent to theft.
  2. A retaliatory means of discouraging enemy attack: a nuclear deterrent.

 
 
Thesaurus: deterrent

adjective

    Intended to prevent: preclusive, preventative, preventive. See allow/prevent.

 
Antonyms: deterrent

n

Definition: impediment, restraint
Antonyms: catalyst, encouragement, incentive


 

n. a nuclear weapon or weapons system regarded as deterring an enemy from attack.

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Translations: Translations for: Deterrent

Dansk (Danish)
n. - afskrækkelsesvåben
adj. - afskrækkende

Nederlands (Dutch)
afschrikkend, afschrikmiddel (m.n. kernwapen)

Français (French)
n. - moyen de dissuasion
adj. - de dissuasion, préventif

Deutsch (German)
n. - Abschreckungsmittel
adj. - abschreckend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αποτρεπτικό μέτρο, αποτρεπτικός ή ανασχετικός παράγων
adj. - αποτρεπτικός, ανασχετικός

Italiano (Italian)
deterrente

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dissuasão (f), impedimento (m)
adj. - impeditivo

Русский (Russian)
средство устрашения

Español (Spanish)
n. - fuerza de disuasión, freno
adj. - disuasivo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - avskräckningsmedel
adj. - avskräckande

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
威慑力量, 制止物, 威慑的, 遏制的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 威懾力量, 制止物
adj. - 威懾的, 遏制的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전쟁 억제력, 장애물
adj. - 억제하는, 제지하는, 풀이 꺾이게 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 妨げる
n. - 妨げるもの, 戦争抑止力

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) العائق, الرادع (صفه) عائق, رادع, مانع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גורם מרתיע בעיקר נשק אטומי‬
adj. - ‮מרתיע‬


 
 

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