determent

2 definitions found

determent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Determent \De*ter"ment\, n. [From Deter.]
     The act of deterring; also, that which deters. --Boyle.
     [1913 Webster]

determent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  determent
      n 1: a communication that makes you afraid to try something
           [syn: determent, deterrence, intimidation]