Antonyms for dissuasion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dih-swey-zhuh n

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈsweɪ ʒən

Definition 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

Example sentences :

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.

Synonyms for dissuasion

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