deter from

deter (someone or something) from (something)

To cause or encourage someone not to do something. The threat of rain deterred us from going to the beach this weekend. Exhaustion is what deterred me from meeting my friends at the bar—I had a really long day at work. If your ankle's still bothering you, I hope that deters you from playing tonight.

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deter someone or something from something

to prevent or discourage someone or a group from doing something. We can't seem to deter them from leaving. They were not deterred from their foolish ways.

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