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Synonyms for dissuasion
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-swey-zhuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsweɪ ʒən |
Top 10 synonyms for dissuasion Other synonyms for the word dissuasion
- admonition
- advisement
- advocacy
- bum steer
- caution
- challenge
- charge
- complaint
- counsel
- criticism
- demur
- demurral
- determent
- deterrence
- directions
- disincentive
- dissuasion
- exhortation
- forewarning
- injunction
- news
- obviation
- opinion
- persuasion
- preclusion
- preemption
- prescription
- proposal
- proposition
- protest
- protestation
- recommendation
- remonstrance
- remonstration
- steer
- suggestion
- teaching
- telltale
- tidings
- tip
- tip-off
- two cents' worth
- view
- warning
- word
- word to the wise
Définition of dissuasion
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin dissuasionem (nominative dissuasio) "an advice to the contrary," noun of action from past participle stem of dissuadere (see dissuade).
- As in determent : noun prevention
- As in deterrence : noun prevention
- As in expostulation : noun objection
- As in advice : noun recommendation
- Latimer slipped out of bed in search of a weapon of dissuasion.
- Extract from : « Beasts and Super-Beasts » by Saki
- This work shall save the labour of exhorting and dissuasion.
- Extract from : « Character Writings of the 17th Century » by Various
- In no other way does the will in any respect owe anything to my advice or dissuasion.
- Extract from : « Uncle Silas » by J. S. LeFanu
- Persuasion or dissuasion strike me as being equally serious in their results.
- Extract from : « Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music » by Charles Gounod
- Will Allerton lived in Chicago; that was a second count against him, but equally futile as a valid argument for dissuasion.
- Extract from : « The Spell of Switzerland » by Nathan Haskell Dole
- This was a step which needed a vast deal of dissuasion on the part of his generals ere he relinquished his mad attempt.
- Extract from : « The Blue and The Gray » by A. R. White
- He vouchsafed no explanation, and Clem, though heavy-hearted with anxiety, asked no questions and attempted no dissuasion.
- Extract from : « The Code of the Mountains » by Charles Neville Buck
- As I said above, I have nothing to say against it—no persuasion or dissuasion—you will do as you please.'
- Extract from : « The Ivory Gate, a new edition » by Walter Besant
- The queen, who had shared in the loot of a good many such expeditions, might have acquiesced but for Burghley's dissuasion.
- Extract from : « The Evolution of States » by J. M. Robertson
- He studied divinity, and only the dissuasion of friends kept him from entering the ministry.
- Extract from : « The Beginners of a Nation » by Edward Eggleston.
Antonyms for dissuasion
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