mispersuasion

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noun

A false persuasion; a wrong notion or opinion.

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Meanings

nounmispersuasion (plural mispersuasions)

plural mispersuasions

  1. A false persuasion; a wrong notion or opinion.

    My secrets ſins O Lord, are innumerable; ſins I noted not, ſins that I willingly neglected, ſins that I acted upon wilfull ignorance and voluntary miſperſuaſion

    1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […], →OCLC

Origin

From mis- + persuasion.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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