🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

निरुत्साहित

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nirutsahit

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deterred/dɪˈtɜːrd/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"परिणामों का डर कई लोगों को निरुत्साहित कर दिया।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To discourage someone from taking action.

    "The harsh penalties deterred many from committing the crime."
  2. 2

    To prevent or inhibit someone from doing something.

    "Fear of failure can deter students from pursuing their dreams."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'deterred' is derived from the Latin 'deterrere', meaning 'to frighten away'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used to denote the act of discouraging or preventing someone from taking action.

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