underdeterrent

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adjective

Serving as an inadequate deterrent.

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Meanings

adjectiveunderdeterrent (comparative more underdeterrent, superlative most underdeterrent)

comparative more underdeterrent · superlative most underdeterrent

  1. Serving as an inadequate deterrent.

Origin

From under- + deterrent.

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APA

underdeterrent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdeterrent

MLA

“underdeterrent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdeterrent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underdeterrent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underdeterrent.

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