determent

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin dēterreōbor.
English deter
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English determent

    From deter + -ment.

    Noun

    determent (countable and uncountable, plural determents)

    1. The act of deterring; deterrence.
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