Dissuasion

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  • noun. The act or an instance of dissuading.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of dissuading; advice or exhortation in opposition to something; diversion or an attempt to divert from a purpose or measure by advice or argument; dehortation.
  • noun. A dissuasive influence or motive; a deterring action or effect.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation.
  • noun. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a dissuasive.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. the act or an instance of dissuading
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
  • noun. a communication that dissuades you
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