| NOUN | motive | deterrence, disincentive | a negative / negative motivational influence |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | deterrence, determent, intimidation | a communication that makes you afraid to try something | |
| act | deterrence | the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety |
| Sounds | dihter'ahns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | A negative / negative motivational influence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | disincentive | |
| Broader | rational motive | A motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument |
| Opposite | incentive, inducement, motivator | A positive motivational influence |
| Spanish | desestímulo, desincentivo, freno | |
| Adjectives | deterrent | tending to deter |
| Meaning | A communication that makes you afraid to try something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | determent, intimidation | |
| Broader | discouragement | The expression of opposition and disapproval |
| Verbs | deter | turn away from by persuasion |
| Meaning | The act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | discouragement | The act of discouraging |
| nuclear deterrence | The military doctrine that an enemy / enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence | |
| Broader | hindrance, hinderance, interference | The act of hindering or obstructing or impeding |
| Spanish | disuasión | |
| Adjectives | deterrent | tending to deter |
| Verbs | deter | try to prevent |
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