Dissuasive

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  • adj. Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Tending to dissuade or divert from a purpose; dehortatory.
  • n. Argument or advice employed to deter one from a measure or purpose; that which is intended or tends to divert from any purpose or course of action.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. deterring from action
    • Equivalent
    monitory    exemplary    admonitory    discouraging    cautionary    warning   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dehortatory   
    Same Context
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