deterrence

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈtɛɹəns/

Noun

deterrence (countable and uncountable, plural deterrences)

1. The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
2. Action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful alliances to prevent hostile action.
3. The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking.

Synonyms

• intimidation
• dissuasion

Translations

act of deterring

• Dutch: ontrading f
• Finnish: estely (fi)
• French: dissuasion (fr) f
• Georgian: შეკავება (šeḳaveba)
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• German: Abschreckung (de) f
• Portuguese: deterrência (pt) f, dissuasão f
• Russian: удержа́ние (ru) n (uderžánije)
• Spanish: intimidación (es) f, disuasión (es) f

action taken by states or alliances

• Finnish: pelote (fi)
• Georgian: შეკავება (šeḳaveba), შეკავების პოლიტიკა (šeḳavebis ṗoliṭiḳa)
• German: Abschreckung (de) f
• Greek: αποτροπή (el) f (apotropí)
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• Portuguese: deterrência (pt) f
• Spanish: intimidación (es) f
• Swedish: avskräckning c

art of producing fear of attacking

• Finnish: pelottelu (fi)
• French: dissuasion (fr) f
• German: Abschreckung (de) f
• Portuguese: deterrência (pt) f, intimidação (pt) f
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• Russian: устраше́ние (ru) n (ustrašénije), сде́рживание (ru) n (sdérživanije)
• Spanish: disuasión (es) f, intimidación (es) f
• Swedish: avskräckning c

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• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} afschrikking f
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