Deterred meaning

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.

  • Brunel was not deterred by such fears and in 1836 work began with the sinking of shafts to deterred by such fears and in 1836 work began with the sinking of shafts to determine the course of the tunnel.

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