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overdeterrent

overdeterrent adjective: serving as an excessive deterrent.

Adjective

overdeterrent (comparative more overdeterrent, superlative most overdeterrent)

  1. Serving as an excessive deterrent.

Forms of overdeterrent

comparativemore overdeterrent
superlativemost overdeterrent

Origin of overdeterrent

From over- + deterrent.

Questions about overdeterrent

What does overdeterrent mean?
Overdeterrent means serving as an excessive deterrent.
What part of speech is overdeterrent?
Overdeterrent is an adjective.

Words near overdeterrent in the dictionary

  1. overdetermine
  2. overdetermined
  3. overdetermines
  4. overdetermining
  5. overdeterrence
  6. overdeterrent
  7. overdevelop
  8. overdeveloped
  9. overdevelopedness
  10. overdeveloping
  11. overdevelopment

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