deter

To prevent something from happening.

Verb

To prevent something from happening.
To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.
- Their boss deterred them from both taking holidays at the same time, claiming he couldn't manage it all on his own.
- Such a male-dominated environment is also likely to contribute to the lingering presence of an outdated belief that expressing feelings and demonstrating emotion is a sign of weakness, deterring some men from discussing...
- Among the remaining contention points between the two armies is an eastern region called the Depsang Plains. Military analysts said that the Chinese Army was not allowing Indian troops to patrol in that area, even...
To distract someone from something.
- we have in following enquiry, attempted to throw some light upon subjects, from which uncertainty has hitherto deterred the wise - 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the...

Etymology tree Latin dēterreōbor. English deter Borrowed from Latin dēterreō (“deter, discourage”), from de (“from”) + terreō (“to frighten”).