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deterrent
/dɪˈtɜːrənt/
noun
Something that makes people less likely to do something.
- “Heavy fines can act as a deterrent to dangerous driving.”Toofey
- “Cold and darkness are no deterrents for him.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))