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Deterrence

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
determentdisincentiveintimidation
plural
Deterrences
possessive
Deterrence's
pluralpossessive
Deterrences'