as in dissuaded
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
we tried to deter him from his crazy scheme, but to no avail
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Recent Examples of deterred
In any case, we will not be distracted, delayed or deterred in our efforts to obtain a new trial for Danny Masterson.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Some rats, deterred by the bitterness of quinine, completely avoided further cocaine use, akin to humans who have a negative first encounter with drugs and decide not to try them again.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Posey wasn’t sufficiently deterred by the fact that signing Adames, who had been extended a qualifying offer by the Brewers, will force the Giants to sacrifice their second- and fifth-round picks along with $1 million in international bonus money from their 2026 pool.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
With so many years between her Amish past and her current place in the world, her family's reluctance hasn't deterred Swartzentruber from sharing all that she's been through.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
But Kutaragi, then a Sony employee, was not deterred.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 29 Nov. 2024
According to the June 2024 filing, Raytheon has routinely rejected and deterred job candidates aged 40 and older while giving preference to recent college grads.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Despite Moscow’s deployment of the new weapon, which carried multiple warheads, the United States and its European partners have vowed not to be deterred in their support for Kyiv.
—Max Burman, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
As a result, employees said, such requests were dreaded, delayed and deterred.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Some rats, deterred by the bitterness of quinine, completely avoided further cocaine use, akin to humans who have a negative first encounter with drugs and decide not to try them again.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Posey wasn’t sufficiently deterred by the fact that signing Adames, who had been extended a qualifying offer by the Brewers, will force the Giants to sacrifice their second- and fifth-round picks along with $1 million in international bonus money from their 2026 pool.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
With so many years between her Amish past and her current place in the world, her family's reluctance hasn't deterred Swartzentruber from sharing all that she's been through.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
But Kutaragi, then a Sony employee, was not deterred.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 29 Nov. 2024
According to the June 2024 filing, Raytheon has routinely rejected and deterred job candidates aged 40 and older while giving preference to recent college grads.
—Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Despite Moscow’s deployment of the new weapon, which carried multiple warheads, the United States and its European partners have vowed not to be deterred in their support for Kyiv.
—Max Burman, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2024
As a result, employees said, such requests were dreaded, delayed and deterred.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Deterred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deterred. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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