What is the meaning of the word 'deter'
deter - 단념시키다, 막다; discomfit, frustrate, thwart, encumber, forestall, preclude, stymie
Some sentence examples which use the word 'deter'
- We are thinking of ways that can deter the youth from smoking.
- They have continued to build far more intercontinental ballistic missiles than they could possibly need simply to deter an attack.
- When they heard about all the recent break-ins around the neighborhood, they bought a huge dog that would be sure to deter any uninvited visitors.