deterrent

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: de=ter=rent

OXFORD DICTIONARY

deterrent, adj. & n.
--adj. that deters.
--n. a deterrent thing or factor, esp. a nuclear weapon regarded as deterring an enemy from attack.

Derivative

deterrence n.

THESAURUS

deterrent

admonishing, admonitory, alarming, awing, bar, block, blockade, bottleneck, catch, cautionary, cautioning, check, chill, chilling, cold water, cordon, curtain, damp, damper, daunting, determent, deterring, difficulty, disconcerting, discouragement, discouraging, disheartening, disincentive, disinclining, dismaying, disquieting, dissuading, dissuasion, dissuasive, drawback, exemplary, expostulatory, fear-inspiring, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, forestalling, frightening, frightful, hang-up, hazard, hindrance, hitch, hurdle, impediment, intimidating, joker, monitorial, monitory, notificational, notifying, objection, obstacle, obstruction, obstructive, one small difficulty, overawing, preclusive, preventative, preventive, prohibitive, prophylactic, rub, scaring, scary, snag, startling, stumbling block, stumbling stone, warning, wet blanket