Found 2 items, similar to dissuasion.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dissuasion dissuasion n 1: a communication that dissuades you 2: persuasion not to do something; the act of talking someone out of an intended course of action 3: influencing someone to desist by argument or reasoning or entreaty [ant: persuasion]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dissuasion 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]