how to pronounce deter

/dɪˈtɜːɹ/

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deter is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of deter in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to deter scuds from …”

meaning of deter

Deter means to make less likely or to discourage.

deter frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word deter occurs in english on average 5.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics deter can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that deter can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;