Deterred Definition

verb
Deterred is defined as to have prevented or discouraged something from happening.
An example of deterred is for a fallen tree to have prevented someone from driving down their street.
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Simple past tense and past participle of deter.

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Deterred Sentence Examples

  • Ants can be deterred with cider vinegar.

  • At this age, children are deterred from stealing mostly by their fear of parental disapproval.

  • Ornithologists, however, should not be deterred by the sorry state of the park's mammal fauna.

  • She'd never met anything like Xander, who was not deterred by even a god's powers.

  • The increased cost brought many repercussions for the many young people deterred from going to the university.

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DDEDET

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DEDRED

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Words Starting With D and Ending With D

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With D8 Letter Words Ending With D