dissuasion

English

Etymology

Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsweɪʒən/

Noun

dissuasion (countable and uncountable, plural dissuasions)

the act or an instance of dissuading

Antonyms

persuasion

Translations

act or dissuading

Finnish: saaminen luopumaan
French: dissuasion (fr) f
German: Abraten n

Latin: dissuāsiō f
Portuguese: dissuasão f
Spanish: disuasión (es) f

French

Etymology

From Latin dissuasio.

Noun

dissuasion f (plural dissuasions)

deterrence

Further reading

“dissuasion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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