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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Tending to dissuade or divert from a purpose; dehortatory.
  • noun Argument or advice employed to deter one from a measure or purpose; that which is intended or tends to divert from any purpose or course of action.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective deterring from action

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