deterrence

Other forms of deterrence

plural

deterrences·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about deterrence

What does deterrence mean?

deterrence means "a negative motivational influence". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deterrence?

deterrence has 3 syllables: de-ter-rence. The stress falls on "ter". In IPA it is /dɪˈtɝəns/.

What is another word for deterrence?

Close synonyms include disincentive, determent, 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 deterrence a common word?

deterrence 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.