Deter - English meaning

Deter – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Usage examples:
Only a health problem would deter him from seeking re-election
Synonims:
Put off Discourage Dissuade Scare off Warn Caution Dishearten Demoralize Daunt Make worried/nervous/anxious Frighten Unnerve Intimidate

verb
To prevent or discourage someone from doing something
Usage examples:
High prices are deterring a lot of young couples from buying houses., the company says this alarm i…

verb
To prevent someone from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something
Usage examples:
Deter sb from doing sth high prices deter many young people from entering the property market., peo…

Deter translation into English

Deter: translate from English into Chinese

阻止, 威慑, 吓住

Deter: translate from English into Dutch

Afschrikken, Afhouden, Verjagen

Deter: translate from English into French

Dissuader, Empêcher, Détourner, Entraver

Deter: translate from English into German

Abhalten, Abschrecken, Hindern

Deter: translate from English into Hindi

रोक रखना, रोकना, डराकर रोकना, डरा देना, स्र्कावटें डालना, डराना, डराकर उड़ाना, निवराण करना, निरुद्ध करना, प्रतिरोध करना, निवारण करना, मना करना

Deter: translate from English into Italian

Scoraggiare, Dissuadere, Trattenere, Distogliere, Rimuovere

Deter: translate from English into Korean

그만 두게 하다

Deter: translate from English into Russian

Сдерживать, Удерживать, Отпугивать, Отговаривать

Deter: translate from English into Spanish

Desalentar, Disuadir, Impedir a, Parar, Refrenarse

Word origin

mid 16th century: from Latin deterrere, from de- ‘away from’ + terrere ‘frighten’.

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Deter synonims

caution

noun
Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes.
Usage examples:
Anyone receiving a suspect package should exercise extreme caution

verb
Say something as a warning.
Usage examples:
The chancellor cautioned that economic uncertainties remained

noun
A warning
Usage examples:
It’s a good time to invest, he said, but a word of caution is in order., use caution when approachi…

Caution - all meanings in English

daunt

verb
Make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
Usage examples:
Some people are daunted by technology

verb
To make someone feel slightly frightened or worried about his or her ability to achieve something; to discourage
Usage examples:
She’s not at all daunted by criticism., reforming the welfare system is a daunting task.

Daunt - all meanings in English

demoralize

verb
Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope.
Usage examples:
The general strike had demoralized the trade unions

verb
To weaken the confidence of someone
Usage examples:
The team was tired and thoroughly demoralized.

Demoralize - all meanings in English

discourage

verb
Cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm.
Usage examples:
Tedious regulations could discourage investors

verb
To cause someone to feel less confident or less hopeful
Usage examples:
She sometimes got discouraged about her social life, which was going nowhere, she felt., we tried t…

Discourage - all meanings in English

dishearten

verb
Cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence.
Usage examples:
The farmer was disheartened by the damage to his crops

verb
To make a person lose confidence, hope, and energy

Dishearten - all meanings in English

dissuade

verb
Persuade (someone) not to take a particular course of action.
Usage examples:
His friends tried to dissuade him from flying

verb
To persuade someone not to do something
Usage examples:
The group hopes to dissuade congress from cutting funds for health programs.

Dissuade - all meanings in English

frighten

verb
Make (someone) afraid or anxious.
Usage examples:
The savagery of his thoughts frightened him

verb
To make someone feel fear
Usage examples:
Be quiet or you’ll frighten the deer., she was too frightened to enter the room alone.

Frighten - all meanings in English

intimidate

verb
Frighten or overawe (someone), especially in order to make them do what one wants.
Usage examples:
The forts are designed to intimidate the population

Compel or deter by or as if by threats

Intimidate - all meanings in English

unnerve

verb
Make (someone) lose courage or confidence.
Usage examples:
The journey over the bridge had unnerved me

verb
To make someone feel less confident and slightly frightened
Usage examples:
The long silence unnerved him., it’s the way that he stares that i find so unnerving.

verb
To make someone feel nervous or less confident
Usage examples:
Talk of an economic slowdown has so far failed to unnerve american markets., be unnerved by sth inv…

Unnerve - all meanings in English

warn

verb
Inform someone in advance of a possible danger, problem, or other unpleasant situation.
Usage examples:
His father had warned him of what might happen

Warn - all meanings in English

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