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What is another word for deterring?

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Adjective

Tending or serving to dissuade

Tending, or designed, to hinder or deter

Noun

The act of something that stops

Verb

Present participle for to prevent the occurrence of

Present participle for to discourage or deter someone from doing something

Present participle for to scare, daunt or demoralize someone, typically into refraining from something

Present participle for to frighten or cause fear in

Present participle for to fend off or defend against something hostile

Present participle for to restrain or keep in check

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Adjective

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Tending or serving to dissuade

“The increased presence of security cameras in public spaces has a deterring effect on potential criminals.”

Adjective

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Tending, or designed, to hinder or deter

Noun

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The act of something that stops

cancelation^US

epilog^US

epilogue^UK

fulfilment^UK

fulfillment^US

realization^US

realisation^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to prevent the occurrence of

balking^US

baulking^UK

standing in the way of

throwing a spanner in the works

shutting off

hog-tying

getting in the way of

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

beating someone to the draw

making it impossible for

screwing up

lousing up

beating someone to it

beating someone to the punch

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

bringing to screeching halt

making it impracticable for

obscuring

strangulating

preventing the occurrence of

factoring out

taking out of play

putting the brakes on

upsetting the applecart

beating down

messing up

cramping one's style

getting the better of

saddling with

taking wind out of sails

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

putting end to

putting the kibosh on

putting the mockers on

giving a hard time

putting the stopper on

canceling^US

cancelling^UK

closing one's doors to

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

placing an embargo on

tying someone's hands

bringing to a standstill

putting straitjacket on

preventing from making progress

throwing monkey wrench in

keeping under control

keeping within bounds

keeping within the limits of

putting the brakes on

dragging through the mud

queering the pitch of

putting half nelson on

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

Verb

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Present participle 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

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Present participle for to scare, daunt or demoralize someone, typically into refraining from something

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

giving someone the blues

knocking the stuffing out of

casting a shadow over

making someone fed up

putting down

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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

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Present participle for to frighten or cause fear in

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

making one's hair stand on end

making teeth chatter

chilling to the bone

scaring off

making one's blood run cold

scaring the daylights out of

scaring the bejesus out of

psyching out

driving away

throwing off balance

making someone jump out of their skin

giving someone a jolt

giving someone a fright

giving a turn

making jump

giving a shock

taking your breath away

blinding someone with something

scaring the pants off

giving someone goose pimples

flummoxing

throwing into a blue funk

making one's flesh creep

scaring someone out of their wits

getting the wind up

giving one the creeps

putting the fear of God into

throwing into a fright

freezing your blood

chilling to the marrow

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring someone half to death

pulling the rug from under

pulling the rug out from under

causing someone to lose their composure

pouring cold water on

throwing cold water on

putting into a flap

throwing into a tizz

putting someone off their stroke

making someone scratch their head

agonizing^US

causing to be at a stand

agonising^UK

putting out of countenance

putting someone off their stride

setting someone back on their heels

setting someone thinking

hurting somebody's feelings

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

balking^US

baulking^UK

making self-conscious

throwing into a tizzy

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

making your head spin

causing discomfort to

taking the wind out of your sails

messing with one's head

stopping someone in their tracks

eating

pushing the buttons of

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

itching

sweating out

blackjacking

upsetting the applecart

tyrannizing^US

making someone fed up

harshing someone's mellow

giving someone the blues

bringing tears to your eyes

dampening spirits

knocking the stuffing out of

bearing down

breaking someone's heart

tyrannising^UK

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

screwing up

filling with consternation

messing up

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Verb

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Present participle for to fend off or defend against something hostile

keeping at a distance

keeping at arm's length

defending oneself against

shielding yourself from

harboring^US

harbouring^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to restrain or keep in check

keeping under control

keeping within bounds

putting the brakes on

keeping a tight rein on

keeping tight rein on

bringing to screeching halt

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