deterrence
Definitions
Noun
- A negative motivational influence
- A communication that makes you afraid to try something
- The act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "deterrence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | difference | 3 | 148 |
| 2 | distance | 2 | 108 |
| 3 | adherence | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | defiance | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | deference | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | dispense | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | deviance | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | admittance | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | dalliance | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | defrance | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "deterrence".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | determine | 3 | 107 |
| 2 | interference | 4 | 45 |
| 3 | detergent | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | adherence | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | terrace | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | deterrent | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | deference | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | emergence | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | torrence | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | terrence | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | terence | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | deterrents | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | terrance | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | durrence | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | deterred | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | terence's | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | deterring | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | determent | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | deerborne | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | terrien | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 10
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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Mar 4, 2026 IRIS - Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques
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