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deterrent

/dɪˈtɛr(ə)nt/

US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈtɛr(ə)nt/
dɪˈtɛrənt
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

dɪ - ˈtɛrənt -> deterrent

Myanmar meaning

(n) ဟန့်တားသော အရာ။ (adj) ဟန့်တားသော။

Full entry

deterrent /dÇ'terǝnt; US -'tɜ:-/ n

ဟန့်တားမှု။ အဟန့်အတား။
nuclear deterrents ❍ His punishment will be a deterrent to others.
adj အဟန့်အတားဖြစ်သော၊ ဖြစ်စေသော။
have a deterrent effect.
❏ deterrence /dÇ'terǝns; US -'tɜ:-/ n [U] အခြိမ်း အခြောက် အဟန့်အတား။
nuclear deterrence (ie having nuclear weapons in order to make an enemy too frightened to attack).

More examples
  • [deterrent to] : Fear of being caught acts as a deterrent to breaking the law.
  • Britain’s nuclear deterrent
Synonyms
prevention, restriction, restraint, curb, disincentive, rein, limit, bridle, check, constraining, constraint, defense, determent, discouragement, hindrance, impediment, leash, limitation, limiting, obstacle, preventative, preventive, restraining, restrictive, shackle, warning
Antonyms
assistance, catalyst, encouragement, encouraging, help, incentive, incitement
Cross references
preventionrestrictionrestraintcurbdisincentivereinlimitbridlecheckconstrainingconstraintdefensedetermentdiscouragementhindranceimpedimentleashlimitationlimitingobstaclepreventativepreventiverestrainingrestrictiveshacklewarningassistancecatalyst
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