Main Entry: de·ter·rent

Pronunciation: \-ənt, -rənt\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin deterrent-, deterrens, present participle of deterrēre to deter

Date: 1829

1 : serving to deter <a deterrent effect>
2 : relating to deterrence <a deterrent view of punishment>

— deterrent noun

— de·ter·rent·ly adverb