deterred

dɪˈtɜrd

Definition

Definition of deterred - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

preventionprevented from proceeding

The security measures deterred the intruders.

hindered

prevented

stopped

psychologydiscouraged from taking action

She was deterred by the risks involved.

discouraged

restrained

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deterred from the path

adj.

prevented from following a direction

He was deterred from the path due to safety concerns.

Origin of deterred

Latin, deterrere (to frighten away)

Examples of deterred in a sentence

They were deterred by the harsh weather conditions.
He was deterred by the high costs.
They were deterred from protesting by the heavy police presence.

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French:dissuadé, freiné, ...
German:abgehalten, abgeschreckt, ...
Italian:impedito, scoraggiato, ...
Spanish:disuadido, desalentado, ...
Portuguese:dissuadido, desencorajada, ...
Chinese:被阻止的, 被吓住, ...
Japanese:阻止された, 思いとどまった, ...
Arabic:مردوع, مَرْدُوع, ...
Hebrew:מוּרְתָּע, ...
Russian:отпугнутый, обескураженный, ...
Ukrainian:відляканий, ...
Hindi:बाधित, हतोत्साहित, ...
Bengali:নিবৃত্ত, নিরুৎসাহিত, ...
Catalan:impedit, dissuadit, ...
Czech:odrazený, znechucený, ...
Danish:forhindret, afskrækket, ...
Dutch:verhinderd, afgeschrikt, ...
Greek:αποτραπείς, αποθαρρυμένος, ...
Hungarian:eltántorított, visszariasztott, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវបានរារាំង, ត្រូវបានបង្អាក់, ...
Korean:저지된, 단념한, ...
Persian:بازداشته, دلسرد, ...
Polish:powstrzymany, zniechęcony, ...
Portuguese (BR):dissuadido, desencorajada, ...
Romanian:descurajat, ...
Swedish:avskräckt, ...
Thai:ถูกยับยั้ง, ท้อแท้, ...
Turkish:engellenmiş, cesaretini kırmış, ...
Vietnamese:bị ngăn chặn, nản lòng, ...

deter

dɪˈtɜːr

deterring

Definition of deter - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

preventionprevent something from happening by instilling fear

The alarm system deters burglars from breaking in.

discourage

dissuade

discourage actiondiscourage someone from doing something

High costs deter many people from traveling..

discourage

dissuade

prevent

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Origin of deter

Latin, de (away) + terrere (frighten)

Examples of deter in a sentence

The scarecrow deters birds from the field.
The threat of punishment can deter criminal behavior.
Warnings about the risks did not deter him from trying.

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French:dissuader, freiner, ...
German:abschrecken, ...
Italian:dissuadere, ...
Spanish:disuadir, desalentar, ...
Portuguese:dissuadir, ...
Chinese:阻止, ...
Japanese:防ぐ, 思いとどまらせる, ...
Arabic:رَدَعَ, ثَنَى عَنْ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְתִּיעַ, ...
Russian:отпугивать, ...
Ukrainian:відлякувати, стримувати, ...
Hindi:भयभीत करके रोकना, रोकना, ...
Bengali:নিবৃত্ত করা, নিরুৎসাহিত করা, ...
Catalan:dissuadir, desanimar, ...
Czech:odradit, zrazovat, ...
Danish:afskrække, afholde, ...
Dutch:weerhouden, ...
Greek:αποτρέπω, ...
Hungarian:elrettenteni, eltántorítani, ...
Khmer:បង្អាក់ដោយបង្កការភ័យខ្លាច, រារាំង, ...
Korean:막다, 단념시키다, ...
Persian:بازداشتن, دلسرد کردن, ...
Polish:odstraszać, zniechęcać, ...
Portuguese (BR):dissuadir, ...
Romanian:a descuraja, a deturna, ...
Swedish:avskräcka, ...
Thai:ยับยั้ง, ...
Turkish:engellemek, vazgeçirmek, ...
Vietnamese:răn đe, ngăn cản, ...

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