dehortative
dehortative · dehortatives
Anything that serves to dissuadeAnything that serves to dissuade; a disincentive or discouragement.
/diːˈhɔːtətɪv/
Meaning
2 sensesAnything that serves to dissuade; a disincentive or discouragement.
A syntactic marker, word, or phrase that indicates a dehortative sense.
Forms
plural: dehortatives| Singular | dehortative |
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regular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.