'Dissuasion' definitions:
Definition of 'dissuasion'
(from WordNet)
noun
A communication that dissuades you
noun
Persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action [ant: persuasion, suasion]
Definition of 'Dissuasion'
From: GCIDE
- 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]