Associations to the word «Deterrent»
Noun
- Punishment
- Submarine
- Warhead
- Disarmament
- Missile
- Credibility
- Theft
- Penalty
- Bomber
- Offender
- Nato
- Predator
- Bombardment
- Capability
- Raf
- Vulcan
- Feeding
- Criminal
- Weapon
- Crime
- Threat
- Insect
- Serve
- Pest
- Effectiveness
- Strike
- Cold
- Imprisonment
- Strategy
- Defence
- Sentence
- Act
- Force
- Navy
- Defense
- Britain
- Compound
- Fleet
- Policy
- Uk
- Attack
- Patrol
- Invasion
- Security
- Aggression
- Retaliation
- Cost
- Value
- Loch
- Future
- Option
- Conflict
- Korea
- Poseidon
- Behavior
- Overhaul
- Violence
- Refit
- Protection
- Exercise
- Sac
- Retribution
- Posture
Adjective
Wiktionary
DETERRENT, adjective. Serving to deter, preventing something from happening
DETERRENT, noun. Something that deters.
Dictionary definition
DETERRENT, noun. Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress.
DETERRENT, adjective. Tending to deter; "the deterrent effects of high prices".
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.