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disincentive

/dɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv/

US pronunciation

American sound/dɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv/

dɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv

Syllables: 4 syllables
Stress: 3rd syllable stress
Vowel: Short i vowel
Ending: Final e often stays silent

dɪsɪn - ˈsɛntɪv -> disincentive

Myanmar meaning

(n) အမှောင့်။ အဟန့် အတား။ စိတ်ပျက်စရာ။

Full entry

disincentive /dÇsÇn'sentÇv/ n [C]

~ (to sth)
အမှောင့်။ အဟန့် အတား။ စိတ်ပျက်စရာ။
Fixed wages acted as/proved to be a major disincentive to employees.

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disincentive /dÇsÇn'sentÇv/ n [C] ~ (to sth) အမှောင့်။ အဟန့် အတား။ စိတ်ပျက်စရာ။ Fixed wages acted as/proved to be a major disincentive to employees.

Synonyms

deterrent, discouragement, lack of encouragement, hindrance, Catch-22, bar, barrier, block, booby trap, bridle, bump, catch, check, clog, constraint, crimp, curb, damper, defense, determent, deterrence, difficulty, dissuasion, encumbrance, hamper, handicap, hang-up, hardship, hitch, hurdle, impediment, interference, interruption, joker, leash, monkey wrench, mountain, obstacle, obstruction, obviation, opposition, preclusion, preemption, preventative, prevention, preventive, rebuff, rein, restraint, restriction, rub, setback, shackle, snag, stumbling block, traverse, vicissitude

Antonyms

advance, advantage, aid, assistance, benefit, blessing, catalyst, cheerfulness, clearance, ease, encouragement, happiness, help, hopefulness, incentive, opening, promotion

Cross references

deterrent discouragement lack of encouragement hindrance Catch-22 bar barrier block booby trap bridle bump catch check clog constraint crimp curb damper defense determent deterrence difficulty dissuasion encumbrance hamper handicap hang-up hardship

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