| VERB | communication | deter, discourage | try to prevent |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | deter, dissuade | turn away from by persuasion |
| Sounds | dihter' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | try to prevent; show opposition to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | discourage | |
| Broader | disapprove, reject | deem wrong or inappropriate |
| Spanish | desalentar, desanimar, disuadir, evitar, prevenir | |
| Catalan | desanimar, descoratjar | |
| Adjectives | deterrent | tending to deter |
| Nouns | deterrence | the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety |
| deterrent | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | |
| Meaning | turn away from by persuasion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot deter Sue; They deter him to write the letter | |
| Synonym | dissuade | |
| Narrower | talk out of | persuade someone not to do something |
| Broader | rede, advise, counsel | Give advice to |
| Opposite | persuade | Cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action |
| Spanish | desaconsejar, distanciar, disuadir | |
| Catalan | desaconsellar, dissuadir | |
| Adjectives | deterrent | tending to deter |
| Nouns | determent, deterrence | a communication that makes you afraid to try something |
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