disincentive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Old French des-bor.

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Latin dis-bor.

Middle English dis-

English dis-

English incentive

English disincentive

From dis- + incentive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛntɪv

Noun

disincentive (plural disincentives)

1. That which discourages a particular behaviour; a deterrent.
   • 1991 December 8, Jacob Smith Yang, “'Invasive Procedures' Dropped?”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 21, page 1:

     CDC guidelines issued in July called for voluntary HIV testing of all health care workers, but also recommended that those who are found HIV positive go before a local board that could advise them not to perform a list of "exposure-prone" procedures. AIDS activists and health care workers decried the guidelines, arguing that they served as a disincentive for health workers to seek HIV testing. They also charged that the recommendations legitimized public fear about HIV transmission during surgical or dental procedures.

Antonyms

• incentive

Derived terms

• disincentivise
• disincentivize

Related terms

• deterrent

Translations

something that discourages

• Finnish: hillitsevä tekijä, pidäke (fi)
• Galician: desincentivo m
• Greek: αντικίνητρο (el) n (antikínitro)
• Polish: antybodziec m
• Portuguese: desincentivo m
• Spanish: desincentivo (es) m

Anagrams

• incentivised