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Deterring

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deterring"

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Word	Definition
avertingnoun	the act of preventing something from occurring
avoidingnoun	Avoidance.
blockingnoun	The act by which something is blocked; an obstruction.
combatingverb	Alternative spelling of combatting: present participle and gerund of combat
containingnoun	(in the plural) contents
counteringverb	To contradict, oppose.
curbingnoun	The damage caused to a wheel or tire by curbing (running the wheel or tire into or over a curb).
deterrencenoun	The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
deterrentnoun	Something that deters.
discourageverb	(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
discouragingnoun	That causes discouragement.
disheartening	Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
dissuadingnoun	A dissuasion.
haltingnoun	Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.
impeding	preventing movement
pheromonenoun	(biology) A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.
preventingverb	(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
preventionnoun	(medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
stemmingnoun	A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.
stoppingnoun	The act of something that stops; a halt.