What is another word for deterred ?

beat someone to the punch

To have prevented oneself from

neutralised^UK

neutralized^US

Verb

Past tense for to prevent the occurrence of

balked^US

baulked^UK

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

made impossible

provided against

put a spoke in someone's wheel

beat someone to the draw

put the mockers on

tied up

made it impossible for

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

got in the way of

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

gotten in the way of

thrown a spanner in the works

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

canceled^US

cancelled^UK

beaten someone to the draw

brought to screeching halt

made it impracticable for

counted out

closed one's doors to

beaten someone to the punch

prevented the occurrence of

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

threw a spoke in the wheel of

took wind out of sails

beaten down

taken wind out of sails

prevented from making progress

brought to a standstill

dragged through the mud

kept within the limits of

thrown monkey wrench in

threw monkey wrench in

gave the thumbs down to

given the brush-off to

gave the red light to

given the red light to

gave the brush-off to

given the thumbs down to

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“Police officers will also make regular checks to deter the sale and use of drugs in discos and pubs.”

Verb

Past tense for to discourage or deter someone from doing something

“He can't let politics deter him from trying to find out about the boy's death.”

Verb

Past tense for to scare, daunt or demoralize someone, typically into refraining from something

knocked the stuffing out of

gave someone the blues

given someone the blues

stamped out

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“Lucas's purpose in saying this was actually to scare and deter him, lest he harbored thoughts he shouldn't have.”

Verb

Past tense for to frighten or cause fear in

terrorised^UK

terrorized^US

made one's hair stand on end

made teeth chatter

chilled to the bone

scared off

made one's blood run cold

scared the daylights out of

disturbed

upset

put the wind up

scared the bejesus out of

made someone jump out of their skin

put the fear of God into

made one's flesh creep

chilled to the marrow

got the wind up

scared someone half to death

scared someone out of their wits

scared the living daylights out of

made jump

shaken

shook

given someone goose pimples

gave someone goose pimples

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

thrown into a blue funk

threw into a blue funk

froze your blood

given someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone a fright

gave a turn

given a shock

gave a shock

gave someone a fright

given someone a jolt

given a turn

scared the pants off of

stunned

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

made someone jump out of his skin

scared the hell out of

frightened the life out of

sent into a cold sweat

frightened out of your wits

frightened to death

frightened the living daylights out of

scared the life out of

filled with terror

paralysed with fear

made someone shake in their shoes

frightened someone out of their wits

stricken fear into

struck fear into

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Verb

Past tense for to discourage or overwhelm

put someone off their stroke

caused someone to lose their composure

terrorized^US

terrorised^UK

blinded someone with something

pulled the rug from under

pulled the rug out from under

shaken

shook

taken your breath away

took your breath away

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Verb

Past tense for to fend off or defend against something hostile

defended oneself against

harbored^US

harboured^UK

shielded yourself from

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Verb

Past tense for to restrain or keep in check

Adjective

Having lost confidence or hope

at the end of your tether

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

somber^US

sombre^UK

baulked^UK

balked^US

gray^US

grey^UK

unable to be consoled

unable to be comforted

blue funk

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

feeling down

full of gloom

beside oneself with grief

agonized^US

agonised^UK

given to looking on the black side

lacking

looking on the dark side

looking on the black side

brought down to earth

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Adjective