deterred
Kept from acting
Deterred is the past tense of deter, meaning discouraged or prevented from acting through fear, doubt, or anticipated consequences.
Someone deterred from a course of action has been put off by obstacles or warnings: The high price deterred potential buyers.
She wasn't deterred by the criticism.
Lost confidence or hope
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
- dauntedIntimidated into hesitation
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
unmotivated · crestfallen · downcast · dismayed · intimidated · unnerved · shaken · put off
Passage prevented or impeded
- thwartedPrevented from succeeding
- stoppedBrought to a halt
- avertedPrevented from occurring
- foiledPrevented from succeeding
halted · forestalled · precluded · impeded · stymied · counteracted · inhibited · interdicted
Disinclination to act
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- qualmMomentary moral hesitation
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
doubt · uncertainty · ambivalence · indecision · tentativeness · cold feet · misgivings · trepidation
Obstruction preventing passage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- roadblockObstruction across a road
- blockadeSealing off a place
wall · barricade · obstruction · hurdle · stumbling block · disincentive · snag · setback
Advance notices of danger
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- admonitionsCautionary reprimands
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
penalties · ultimatums · cautions · repercussions · punishments · examples · lessons · countermeasures
disheartened
Lost confidence or hope
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
- dauntedIntimidated into hesitation
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
deflated · unmotivated · crestfallen · downcast · dismayed · intimidated · unnerved · shaken · put off · turned away
blocked
Passage prevented or impeded
foiled · halted · forestalled · precluded · impeded · stymied · counteracted · inhibited · interdicted · obviated
reluctance
Disinclination to act
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- qualmMomentary moral hesitation
pause · doubt · uncertainty · ambivalence · indecision · tentativeness · cold feet · misgivings · trepidation · apprehension
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- roadblockObstruction across a road
blockade · wall · barricade · obstruction · hurdle · stumbling block · disincentive · snag · setback · constraint
warnings
Advance notices of danger
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- admonitionsCautionary reprimands
- consequencesResults of actions taken
sanctions · penalties · ultimatums · cautions · repercussions · punishments · examples · lessons · countermeasures · objections
- kept at bayrepelled, fended off, warded off, staved off, kept away
- dejectiondejected, despondent, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited
deterredencouraged
Gave support and confidence
incited · spurred · motivated · emboldened · inspired
deterredundeterred
Not stopped by difficulty
undaunted · unfazed · resolute · persistent · persevering
- nuclear deterrentArms discouraging aggression
- nuclear deterrencePreventing war through retaliation threat
- deterrent effectDiscouragement through threatened consequences