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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 actionplay

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 youplay

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)

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