determent

What does determent mean?

determent means "a communication that makes you afraid to try something".

How many syllables are in determent?

determent has 3 syllables: de-ter-ment. The stress falls on "ter". In IPA it is /dɪˈtɝmənt/.

What is another word for determent?

Close synonyms include deterrence, intimidation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is determent a common word?

determent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for determent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.