Definitions For Deterrence

noun

  • The act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
  • A communication that makes you afraid to try something
  • A negative motivational influence
  • The act of making someone decide not to do something : the act of preventing a particular act or behavior from happening
  • The policy of developing a lot of military power so that other countries will not attack your country

Is Deterrence a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
15

The word Deterrence is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Deterrence in a Sentence

  • The author argues that deterrence is no longer the best way to prevent war.

Synonyms for Deterrence

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