deterrent

Abschreckungsmittel

Etwas, das Menschen von einer Handlung abhält, meist weil sie deren Folgen fürchten.

In einfachem Englisch: Something that makes people less likely to do something, usually because they fear the result.

• The alarm is a useful deterrent.
• Would higher fines be an effective deterrent to dangerous driving?
• Visible cameras can serve as deterrents against theft.

So benutzt man es: deterrent to something (High fines can be a deterrent to speeding.); deterrent against something (The fence acts as a deterrent against trespassing.)

Synonyme: discouragement

Häufige Wendungen: effective deterrent, nuclear deterrent, deterrent to crime