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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAbschreckung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ab-shrek-kung
"Die Androhung harter Strafen dient als Abschreckung für potenzielle Täter."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
"The threat of severe penalties serves as a deterrent to potential offenders." - 2
A factor that inhibits or restrains an action.
"High costs can act as a deterrent to investment in new technologies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'deterrere', composed of 'de-' (away from) and 'terrere' (to frighten). Entering Middle English via French in the late 16th century, the term originally carried the direct sense of frightening someone away from taking an action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deterrent" is said worldwide
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dissuasion
Transliteration: dis-swa-zyon
"La menace de sanctions sévères sert de dissuasion aux délinquants potentiels."
Abschreckung
Transliteration: ab-shrek-kung
"Die Androhung harter Strafen dient als Abschreckung für potenzielle Täter."
dissuasione
Transliteration: dis-sua-zi-o-ne
"La minaccia di pene severe funge da dissuasione per i potenziali trasgressori."
disuasivo
Transliteration: di-sua-si-vo
"La amenaza de sanciones severas actúa como un disuasivo para los posibles infractores."
dissuasor
Transliteration: di-sua-sor
"A ameaça de penalidades severas serve como um dissuasor para potenciais infratores."
निवारक
Transliteration: nivaarak
"कठोर दंड की धमकी संभावित अपराधियों के लिए एक निवारक के रूप में कार्य करती है।"
威慑
Transliteration: wēi shè
"严厉惩罚的威胁对潜在的违法者起到了威慑作用。"
억제력
Transliteration: eokje-ryeok
"엄격한 처벌의 위협은 잠재적인 범죄자에게 억제력으로 작용한다."
抑止力
Transliteration: yokushiryoku
"厳しい罰則の脅威は、潜在的な犯罪者に対する抑止力として機能します。"
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