deterrent

Noun
  1. Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress (synset 105697054)
    is a type of: difficulty - a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result
    subtypes:
    • albatross, millstone - (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
    • bind - something that hinders as if with bonds
    • diriment impediment - (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage)
    • drag - something that slows or delays progress
    • obstacle, obstruction - something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
    • straitjacket - anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines
    same as: balk, baulk, check, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment
Adjective
  1. Tending to deter (synset 301769055)
    "the deterrent effects of high prices"
    similar to: preventative, preventive - tending to prevent or hinder

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