Vocabulary
Deter
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Urdu meaning
کسی کام سے روکنا، حائل ہو جانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Bilateral donors use aid as `soft power` to secure votes in international organisations, support allies, access markets for exports, deter asylum seekers, or fight terrorism.
- Such incidents deepen mistrust and deter other vaccinators, leaving girls unprotected against a deadly but preventable disease.
- Expectations ran high that the emergency Arab/Islamic summit convened in the wake of the strike on Doha would come up with a forceful response to deter Israel from the murderous mayhem it is inflicting across the region.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif put forward the idea of creating an Arab/ Islamic task force to monitor and deter Israeli expansionism.
- Such an alliance, along the lines of Nato, would strengthen the security of all member states, and deter enemies from violating the sovereignty of Muslim and Arab countries.
Synonyms
put off, discourage, dissuade, scare off, warn, caution, dishearten, demoralize
Curator example
“only a health problem would deter him from seeking re-election”
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