disincentivenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈsen.tɪv/us/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈsen.t̬ɪv/something that makes people not want to do something or not work hard:
High taxes are a disincentive to business.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Discouraging and putting off
- aversive
- cold
- daunt
- daunting
- deter
- deterrence
- discourage
- discouragement
- dishearten
- emasculate
- pour/throw cold water on sth idiom
- put
- put a spoke in sb's wheel idiom
- spoil
- spoil sb's party idiom
- take the wind out of sb's sails idiom
- throw
- throw cold water on sth idiom
- wind 1
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