English > deterrent: 2 senses > noun 1, cognition| Meaning | Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. |
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| Synonyms | hindrance, hinderance, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap |
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| Narrower | albatross, millstone | (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps |
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| bind | Something that hinders as if with bonds |
| diriment impediment | (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) |
| drag | Something that slows or delays progress |
| obstacle, obstruction | Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted |
| straitjacket | Anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines |
| Broader | difficulty | A factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result |
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| Spanish | estorbo, freno, impedimento, obstáculo |
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| Catalan | força dissuasiva, fre, impediment, nosa, obstacle |
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| Adjectives | deterrent | tending to deter |
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| Verbs | deter | try to prevent |
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