The meaning of DETERRENCE is the act or process of deterring. How to use deterrence in a sentence.

DETERRENCE meaning: 1 : the act of making someone decide not to do something the act of preventing a particular act or behavior from happening; 2 : the policy of developing a lot of military …

Discouraging and putting off (Definition of deterrence from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Deterrence in an international relations context is the application of deterrence theory to avoid conflict.

Deterrence is the prevention of something, especially war or crime, by having something such as weapons or punishment to use as a threat. ...policies of nuclear deterrence.

deterrence The prevention from action by fear of the consequences. Deterrence is a state of mind brought about by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction. Dictionary of …

Dec 27, 2025 · deterrence (countable and uncountable, plural deterrences) The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred. An action taken by states or alliances of nations against equally powerful …