The cold winter wind was definitely a disincentive to cycling.
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Disincentive
//ˌdɪsɪnˈsɛntɪv//
Synonyms for "disincentive" (3 found)
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7 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- hillitsevä tekijä noun (something that discourages)
- pidäke noun (something that discourages)
Galician
1 entries- desincentivo noun (something that discourages)
Greek
1 entries- αντικίνητρο noun (something that discourages)
Polish
1 entries- antybodziec noun (something that discourages)
Portuguese
1 entries- desincentivo noun (something that discourages)
Spanish
1 entries- desincentivo noun (something that discourages)
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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 the guidelines, arguing that they served as a disincentive for health workers to seek HIV testing. They also charged that the recommendations legitimized public fear about HIV transmission during surgical or dental procedures.
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