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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

억제력

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eokje-ryeok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Deterrent/dɪˈtɜːr.ənt/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"엄격한 처벌의 위협은 잠재적인 범죄자에게 억제력으로 작용한다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.

    "The threat of severe penalties serves as a deterrent to potential offenders."
  2. 2

    A factor that inhibits or restrains an action.

    "High costs can act as a deterrent to investment in new technologies."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb 'deterrere', composed of 'de-' (from, away) and 'terrere' (to frighten). Entering English in the 17th century, the term evolved from its literal sense of frightening away to its modern application as a mechanism or factor that discourages action.

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