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dissuasion

[dih-swey-zhuhn]

noun

an act or instance of dissuading.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin dissuāsiōn- (stem of dissuāsiō) a speaking against, equivalent to dissuās(us) (past participle of dissuādēre; dissuād- (see dissuade) + -tus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion

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dissuade (dɪˈsweɪd)

—vb
1.	(often foll by from) to deter (someone) by persuasion from a course of action, policy, etc
2.	to advise against (an action, etc)

[C15: from Latin dissuādēre, from dis-¹ + suādēre to persuade]

dis'suadable

—*adj*

dis'suader

—n

dis'suasion

—n

dis'suasive

—*adj*

dis'suasively

—*adv*

dis'suasiveness

—n

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