estely — meaning in English
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English meaning
- deterrence noun The act of putting someone off doing something, or the state of being put off.
Senses
estely is used for these senses in English:
- deterrence The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
deterrence — full definition
- noun The act of putting someone off doing something, or the state of being put off.
- noun A measure taken by a country or group of countries against an equally strong rival, to stop them acting aggressively.
- noun The skill of making an enemy too afraid to attack.
- noun The policy of stopping a nuclear attack by threatening to strike back with nuclear weapons.
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