Definitions for deterrent

deterrent de·ter·rent

Spelling: [dih-tur-uh nt, -tuhr-, -ter-]
IPA: /dɪˈtɜr ənt, -ˈtʌr-, -ˈtɛr-/

Deterrent is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 119 anagrams from letters in deterrent (deeenrrtt).

Definitions for deterrent

noun

  1. something that deters:
  2. military strength or an ability to defend a country or retaliate strongly enough to deter an enemy from attacking.

adjective

  1. serving or tending to deter.

Origin of deterrent

1820-30; Latin dēterrent- (stem of dēterrēns), present participle of dēterrēre. See deter, -ent

Examples for deterrent

Concealed carry is good for responding to a crime in progress; open carry is a deterrent to it.

This is supposed to act as a deterrent, but may be an incitement.

These steps would be plausible, purely defensive, and a deterrent for starters.

Still, there may be a deterrent for women that is far less spoken about, at least in polite circles.

The ease of getting a livelihood acts as a deterrent to ambition.

Prosecutors described the verdict and the sentencing as a “deterrent.”

It is a deterrent for others, not a healing process for the man himself.

This is only an imitation of nature, in which pain is a sanction and a deterrent.

The school has in most cases been a deterrent to their progress, rather than a help.

Here we have a recrudescence of the idea that great penalties are deterrent.

Word Value for deterrent
Scrable

10

Words with friends

11

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