Word of the Week

Deterrent

Meaning: something that stops or discourages someone from doing something.

Example of using it in a sentence “The CCTV cameras in the town centre are a deterrent to bike thief in the area."

The root word comes from the Latin word deter meaning to discourage somebody from doing something by fear of the consequences. If people are fearful of being caught or found out they are less likely to do something wrong.

Spelling tip: we are going to help ourselves by breaking up the word into three bits and saying them out loud.

                                                               de + ter + rent

Use the word as many times throughout the week. This can be verbally, in your written work or listen out for other people using it.