- verbdeter (verb) · deters (third person present) · deterred (past tense) · deterred (past participle) · deterring (present participle)
- discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences:"only a health problem would deter him from seeking re-election"
- prevent the occurrence of:"strategists think not only about how to deter war, but about how war might occur"
Originmid 16th century: from Latin deterrere, from de- ‘away from’ + terrere ‘frighten’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb
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