SUASION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

Synonyms:

persuasion; suasion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("suasion" is a kind of...):

communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suasion"):

line (persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress)

arm-twisting (persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure)

bell ringing; canvassing; electioneering (persuasion of voters in a political campaign)

exhortation; incitement (the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion)

proselytism (the practice of proselytizing)

sloganeering (persuasion by means of empty slogans)

prompting; suggestion (persuasion formulated as a suggestion)

artillery; weapon (a means of persuading or arguing)