Term: deterrence: the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
Candidate hypernym: hindrance: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding → 1
Candidate hypernym: halo: a circle of light around the sun or moon → 0
Candidate hypernym: decay: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation → 0
Candidate hypernym: moroccan dirham: the basic unit of money in Morocco; equal to 100 centimes → 0
Candidate hypernym: act: a manifestation of insincerity → 0
Candidate hypernym: electro-acoustic transducer: a transducer that converts electrical to acoustic energy or vice versa → 0
Candidate hypernym: chlamydomonas: type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae; solitary doubly-flagellated plant-like algae common in fresh water and damp soil; multiply freely; often a pest around filtration plants → 0
Candidate hypernym: gravitation: movement downward resulting from gravitational attraction → 0
Candidate hypernym: collision: an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object → 0
Candidate hypernym: harmonization: singing in harmony → 0
Candidate hypernym: platinum: a heavy precious metallic element; grey-white and resistant to corroding; occurs in some nickel and copper ores and is also found native in some deposits → 0