Dissuasion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The act or an instance of dissuading.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the act or an instance of dissuading
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation.
  • n. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a dissuasive.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of dissuading; advice or exhortation in opposition to something; diversion or an attempt to divert from a purpose or measure by advice or argument; dehortation.
  • n. A dissuasive influence or motive; a deterring action or effect.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
  • n. a communication that dissuades you
    • Antonym
    persuasion   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    communication    communicating    discouragement   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dehortation    dissuasive    turning    diversion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pauperization    thuggery    bandaging    gunplay    synergism    jobbing    thisbook    cajolery    regimentation    giant   
     
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