Search Result for "dissuasion":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
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;
The 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. [1913 Webster] In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a dissuasive. [1913 Webster]
