dissuasion | ||
1. | [ noun ] persuasion not to do something; the act of talking someone out of an intended course of action | |
Related terms: | persuasion expostulation dissuade | |
2. | [ noun ] a communication that dissuades you | |
Related terms: | discouragement dissuade | |
3. | [ noun ] influencing someone to desist by argument or reasoning or entreaty | |
Related terms: | persuasion persuasion influence deterrence | |
Similar spelling: |
discussion dishwashing discussant |