deterrent

elemento disuasorio

Algo que reduce las ganas de actuar, generalmente por miedo a las consecuencias.

En inglés sencillo: Something that makes people less likely to do something, usually because they fear the result.

• The alarm is a useful deterrent.
• Would higher fines be an effective deterrent to dangerous driving?
• Visible cameras can serve as deterrents against theft.

Cómo se usa: deterrent to something (High fines can be a deterrent to speeding.); deterrent against something (The fence acts as a deterrent against trespassing.)

Sinónimos: discouragement

Expresiones frecuentes: effective deterrent, nuclear deterrent, deterrent to crime