Vocabulary
Deter
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Urdu meaning
کسی کام سے روکنا، حائل ہو جانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Existing taxation on batteries continues to deter widespread storage adoption, undermining the benefits of large-scale distributed solar generation.
Dawn Editorials —
Solar vision?
— 2026-04-28
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Meanwhile, US inability to protect its Gulf allies has exposed to them the sharp limits of relying on the American security umbrella.That did nothing to deter Iran from striking US bases and other targets on their soil.
Dawn Editorials —
No easy way out
— 2026-04-06
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Iran`s argument that since it is facing armed aggression and the threat of boots on the ground it has the right to enforce the blockade to deter the US and Israel, is in line with past blockades during conflict.
Dawn Editorials —
Legal vs political neutrality
— 2026-04-04
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For years, the Gulf nations invested billions of dollars in high-end Western hardware, believing that integrated air defence and a local American presence would deter regional aggression.
Dawn Editorials —
New dawn in the Gulf
— 2026-03-27
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To deter Donald Trump`s vile description of Iranians as an evil lot, the chador-clad Iranian woman chose a verse from the great Persian poet Firdausi for her placard.
Dawn Editorials —
Peril of not knowing Gordafarid
— 2026-03-24
Synonyms
put off, discourage, dissuade, scare off, warn, caution, dishearten, demoralize
Curator example
“only a health problem would deter him from seeking re-election”
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