dissuasion

2 definitions found

dissuasion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Dissuasion \Dis*sua"sion\, n. [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion.
     See Dissuade.]
     1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing;
        dehortation.
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              In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends.
                                                    --Boyle.
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     2. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a
        dissuasive.
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dissuasion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  dissuasion
      n 1: a communication that dissuades you
      2: persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone
         out of a belief or an intended course of action [ant:
         persuasion, suasion]