disincentive

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disincentive

/ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv/

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noun disincentives

That which discourages a particular behaviour; a deterrent. CDC guidelines issued in July called for voluntary HIV testing of all health care workers, but also recommended that those who are found HIV positive go before a local board that could advise them not to perform a list of "exposure-prone" procedures. AIDS activists and health care workers decried th

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Opposite: incentive

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noun something that discourages

Español	desincentivo
Português	desincentivo
Ελληνικά	αντικίνητρο antikínitro

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@misc{disincentive_2026,
  title = {disincentive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disincentive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}