deter

English Thesaurus

1. turn away from by persuasion (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	advise, counsel, rede,
definition	:	give advice to (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	talk out of,
definition	:	persuade someone not to do something (verb.communication)

2. try to prevent; show opposition to (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	disapprove, reject,
definition	:	deem wrong or inappropriate (verb.communication)

3. turn away from by persuasion (verb.communication)

antonym	:	persuade,
definition	:	cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	dissuasion,
definition	:	persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dissuasion,
definition	:	a communication that dissuades you (noun.communication)

derivation	:	determent, deterrence, intimidation,
definition	:	a communication that makes you afraid to try something (noun.communication)

derivation	:	deterrent,
definition	:	tending to deter (adj.all)

derivation	:	dissuasive,
definition	:	deterring from action (adj.all)

4. try to prevent; show opposition to (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deterrence,
definition	:	the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety (noun.act)

derivation	:	discouragement,
definition	:	the act of discouraging (noun.act)

derivation	:	balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment,
definition	:	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	deterrent,
definition	:	tending to deter (adj.all)

5. turn away from by persuasion (verb.communication)

antonym	:	persuade,
definition	:	cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm (verb.communication)

derivation	:	dissuasion,
definition	:	persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action (noun.communication)

derivation	:	dissuasion,
definition	:	a communication that dissuades you (noun.communication)

derivation	:	determent, deterrence, intimidation,
definition	:	a communication that makes you afraid to try something (noun.communication)

derivation	:	deterrent,
definition	:	tending to deter (adj.all)

derivation	:	dissuasive,
definition	:	deterring from action (adj.all)

6. try to prevent; show opposition to (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deterrence,
definition	:	the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety (noun.act)

derivation	:	discouragement,
definition	:	the act of discouraging (noun.act)

derivation	:	balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment,
definition	:	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	deterrent,
definition	:	tending to deter (adj.all)