deter

UK /dɪˈtɜː/ US /dɪˈtɝ/

verb 3name 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

hardly

The high price of organic vegetables hardly deters families from shopping at the farmer's market.

effectively, sufficiently

Heavy fines alone have not sufficiently deterred people from parking illegally in this area.

easily

VERB + DETER

be likely/unlikely to | be enough to, be sufficient to | attempt to | be designed to

do little to, do nothing to

High security cameras do little to deter shoplifters from stealing in busy stores.

PREP

from

High prices deterred many families from buying new cars last year.

Definitions

verb

To prevent something from happening.

To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

Their boss deterred them from both taking holidays at the same time, claiming he couldn't manage it all on his own.

Such a male-dominated environment is also likely to contribute to the lingering presence of an outdated belief that expressing feelings and demonstrating emotion is a sign of weakness, deterring some men from discussing their problems.

To distract someone from something.

we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise

name

A surname from German.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — turn away from by persuasion

dissuade

verb — try to prevent

discourage

Antonyms

persuade

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Their boss deterred them from both taking holidays at the same time, claiming he couldn't manage it all on his own.

Wiktionary

Such a male-dominated environment is also likely to contribute to the lingering presence of an outdated belief that expressing feelings and demonstrating emotion is a sign of weakness, deterring some

Wiktionary

Among the remaining contention points between the two armies is an eastern region called the Depsang Plains. Military analysts said that the Chinese Army was not allowing Indian troops to patrol in th

Wiktionary

The probability that we may fall in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just; it shall not deter me.

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You will not deter me!

Tatoeba · #6601997

His ominous words did not deter Mary.

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