noun
Meaning 1
That which discourages a particular behaviour; a deterrent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
disincentive
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv/
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rhymes with -ɛntɪv
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CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S IH0 N S EH1 N T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
a negative motivational influence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deterrence
Antonyms: incentive
Broader terms: rational motive
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English incentive English disincentive From dis- + incentive.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: hillitsevä tekijä — something that discourages
- Finnish: pidäke — something that discourages
- Galician: desincentivo — something that discourages
- Greek: αντικίνητρο (antikínitro) — something that discourages
- Polish: antybodziec — something that discourages
- Portuguese: desincentivo — something that discourages
- Spanish: desincentivo — something that discourages