dissuasion

[ dih-swey-zhuhn ]

/ dɪˈsweɪ ʒən /

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noun

an act or instance of dissuading.

Origin of dissuasion

1520–30; <Latin dissuāsiōn- (stem of dissuāsiō) a speaking against, equivalent to dissuās(us) (past participle of dissuādēre; dissuād- (see dissuade) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion

Words nearby dissuasion

dissonancy, dissonant, disspirit, disspread, dissuade, dissuasion, dissuasive, dissyllabize, dissyllable, dissymmetry, dist.

Example sentences from the Web for dissuasion

This dissuasion only whetted the controversial appetite, and off set Philip with his Polyglot Bible under his arm.
Perlycross|R. D. Blackmore
Both the pundit and his son had promised to undertake my dissuasion from the path of a sannyasi .
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
The queen, who had shared in the loot of a good many such expeditions, might have acquiesced but for Burghley's dissuasion.
The Evolution of States|J. M. Robertson
He vouchsafed no explanation, and Clem, though heavy-hearted with anxiety, asked no questions and attempted no dissuasion.
The Code of the Mountains|Charles Neville Buck

If you can discover legitimate means of dissuasion, it would be well to use them.
The Patrician|John Galsworthy

单词	dissuasion
释义	dissuasion [ dih-swey-zhuhn ] / dɪˈsweɪ ʒən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dissuasion ON THESAURUS.COM noun an act or instance of dissuading. Origin of dissuasion 1520–30; <Latin dissuāsiōn- (stem of dissuāsiō) a speaking against, equivalent to dissuās(us) (past participle of dissuādēre; dissuād- (see dissuade) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn--ion Words nearby dissuasion dissonancy, dissonant, disspirit, disspread, dissuade, dissuasion, dissuasive, dissyllabize, dissyllable, dissymmetry, dist. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dissuasion This dissuasion only whetted the controversial appetite, and off set Philip with his Polyglot Bible under his arm. Perlycross\|R. D. Blackmore Both the pundit and his son had promised to undertake my dissuasion from the path of a sannyasi . Autobiography of a YOGI\|Paramhansa Yogananda The queen, who had shared in the loot of a good many such expeditions, might have acquiesced but for Burghley's dissuasion. The Evolution of States\|J. M. Robertson He vouchsafed no explanation, and Clem, though heavy-hearted with anxiety, asked no questions and attempted no dissuasion. The Code of the Mountains\|Charles Neville Buck If you can discover legitimate means of dissuasion, it would be well to use them. The Patrician\|John Galsworthy Words related to dissuasion information, word, help, judgment, guidance, instruction, tip, consultation, encouragement, warning, aid, suggestion, recommendation, opinion, lesson, view, news, proposal, prescription, input
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dissuasion

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