DETERMENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A communication that makes you afraid to try something

Synonyms:

determent; deterrence; intimidation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("determent" is a kind of...):

discouragement (the expression of opposition and disapproval)

Derivation:

deter (turn away from by persuasion)

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