From the words lettered A to D, below the sentence, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
Corporal punishment is meant to be a deterrent to indiscipline.
remedy
measure
discouragement
prevention
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By every English Standard, I stand to prove that the word "deterrent", means "to discourage"...by the question and as used in it's context, this is correct.
from merriam webster online dictionary deterrent meansDefinition of deterrent
: something that makes someone decide not to do something
thus discouragement is correct
https://www.google.com/search?q=deterrent&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
I disagree with the above.
Adjective
deterrent
Serving to deter, preventing something from happening.
D please
it's D na,serving to deter,preventing something from happening....the and is D jor
hmmm....just try to google it now and the answer is discourage.... but the dictionaries are contradicting each other ooo
