Abschreckung — 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.
- deterrent adj Acting to discourage someone from doing something.
Senses
Abschreckung is used for these senses in English:
- deterrent Something that deters.
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.
deterrent — full definition
- adj Acting to discourage someone from doing something.
- noun Something that discourages an action, especially through fear of consequences.
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