dissuasion

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dissuasion

  • /dɪˈsweɪʒən/ UK

Where it comes from

From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion.

noun dissuasions

  1. countable, uncountable the act or an instance of dissuading

    Opposite: persuasion

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noun act or dissuading

Españoldisuasión
Portuguêsdissuasão
Françaisdissuasion
DeutschAbraten
Ελληνικάαποτροπή apotropí

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"dissuasion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dissuasion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dissuasion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dissuasion

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"dissuasion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dissuasion.

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@misc{dissuasion_2026,
  title = {dissuasion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dissuasion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}