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
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- determentdisincentiveintimidation
- plural
- Deterrences
- possessive
- Deterrence's
- pluralpossessive
- Deterrences'