deterred

American  

[dih-turd] / dɪˈtɜrd /

adjective

1. discouraged or restrained from acting or proceeding.

   A visible thief is a deterred thief, so installing motion-sensing lights on your property helps to protect it.

2. kept from happening; prevented or checked.

   Assuming that those 79,000 deterred property crimes have an average cost of $1,900 each, that’s a savings of over $150 million.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of deter.

Other Word Forms

• undeterred adjective

Etymology

Origin of deterred

deter ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Its conclusion served as a red flag that deterred some parts of the Pentagon from using Grok, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal

An anti-corruption purge in the army has also not deterred Beijing from increasing its number of incursions into Taiwan's air defence zone.

From Barron's

Some business figures have argued that moves to push up minimum wage rates by the government have increased costs and deterred hiring.

From BBC

"But this never deterred me, instead, it emboldened me to continue the struggle."

From Barron's

A new AI borrowing frenzy and lingering fears about potential defaults haven’t deterred investors hungry for bonds from U.S. companies, states and cities.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• barred
• blocked
• closed
• confined
• controlled
• defined
• deprived
• prescribed
• reduced
• restrained
• secured
• shortened
• tethered