Term: deterrence: the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: cadre: a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion → 0
Candidate hypernym: way: a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of' → 0
Candidate hypernym: japanese maple: ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties → 0
Candidate hypernym: spearmint oil: an aromatic oil obtained from the spearmint plant → 0
Candidate hypernym: sweet bells: bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: char: a charred substance → 0
Candidate hypernym: peafowl: very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird → 0
Candidate hypernym: legume: the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) → 0
Candidate hypernym: echovirus: any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants → 0
Candidate hypernym: bullnose: a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front → 0