dissuasion

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UK/dɪˈsweɪʒən/

noun

the act or an instance of dissuading

Opposite
persuasion
OriginMiddle English dissuasioun ← Middle French dissuasion →
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Meanings

noundissuasion (countable and uncountable, plural dissuasions)

plural dissuasions

  1. countableuncountablethe act or an instance of dissuading

    Antonyms: persuasion

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act or an instance of dissuading

Opposite
persuasion

More synonyms by meaning

nounpersuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action

Opposite
persuasion
Broader
communicationcommunicating
Also see
deterrence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchdissuasion
  2. Middle Englishdissuasioun
  3. Englishdissuasion

From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion.

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Translations

Finnish saaminen luopumaan
  • saaminen luopumaanact or dissuading
French dissuasion
  • dissuasionact or dissuading
German Abraten
  • Abratenact or dissuading
Greek αποτροπή
  • αποτροπή (apotropí)act or dissuading
Latin dissuāsiō
  • dissuāsiōact or dissuading
Portuguese dissuasão
  • dissuasãoact or dissuading
Spanish disuasión
  • disuasiónact or dissuading
Swedish avrådan
  • avrådanact or dissuading
Cite this entry
APA

dissuasion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissuasion

MLA

“dissuasion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissuasion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissuasion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissuasion.

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