抑止

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 抑止 is read as よくし and is a noun and する verb for deterring an undesirable act or preventing a situation from arising or spreading.
• Basic usage: An act appears in 迷惑行為を抑止する, while escalation appears in 争いの拡大を抑止する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from 禁止
  • 禁止 formally forbids an act; 抑止 focuses on measures or conditions that discourage it or contain its spread.
• Preventive effect
  • It includes deterrence before an event as well as restraint that keeps an existing problem from expanding.