detering

/D AH0 T ER0 IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    (transitive) To prevent something from happening.

  2. 2

    (transitive) To persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

  3. 3

    (transitive) To distract someone from something.

noun
  1. 1

    A surname from German.