устраше́ние — meaning in English
ustrasheniye
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English meaning
- deterrence noun The act of putting someone off doing something, or the state of being put off.
- intimidation noun The act of frightening or pressuring someone, especially through threats.
Senses
устраше́ние is used for these senses in English:
- deterrence The art of producing in one's enemy the fear of attacking.
- intimidation The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
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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