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dis·sua·sion
(dĭ-swā′zhən)n.
The act or an instance of dissuading.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dissuāsiō, dissuāsiōn-, from dissuāsus, past participle of dissuādēre, to dissuade; see dissuade.]
dis·sua′sive adj.
dis·sua′sive·ly adv.
dis·sua′sive·ness n.
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dis•sua•sive
(dɪˈsweɪ sɪv)adj.
tending or liable to dissuade.
[1600–10]
dis•sua′sive•ly, adv.
dis•sua′sive•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. dissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"
discouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"
persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"
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