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DISSUASION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dissuasion" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Antonym:
persuasion (the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action)
Derivation:
dissuade (turn away from by persuasion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A communication that dissuades you
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("dissuasion" is a kind of...):
discouragement (the expression of opposition and disapproval)
Derivation:
dissuade (turn away from by persuasion)
