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dissuasive
dis·sua·sion D0291000 (dĭ-swā′zhən)n. The act or an instance of dissuading.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dissuāsiō, dissuāsiōn-, from dissuāsus, past participle of dissuādēre, to dissuade; see dissuade.]
dis·sua′sive adj.dis·sua′sive·ly adv.dis·sua′sive·ness n.dis•sua•sive (dɪˈsweɪ sɪv)
adj. tending or liable to dissuade. [1600–10] dis•sua′sive•ly, adv. dis•sua′sive•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | dissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"discouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument" |
TranslationsLegalSeeDissuadedissuasive
Antonyms for dissuasiveadj deterring from actionRelated WordsAntonyms |