dissuasion

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion.

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsweɪʒən/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun[edit]

dissuasion (countable and uncountable, plural dissuasions)

the act or an instance of dissuading
Antonym: persuasion

Translations[edit]

act or dissuading

Finnish: saaminen luopumaan
French: dissuasion (fr) f
German: Abraten n
Latin: dissuāsiō f
Manx: anchoyrle f, coyrle-noi f
Portuguese: dissuasão f
Spanish: disuasión (es) f
Swedish: avrådan (sv) c

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin dissuāsiōnem.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /di.sy.a.zjɔ̃/
Homophone: dissuasions

Noun[edit]

dissuasion f (plural dissuasions)

deterrence

Further reading[edit]

“dissuasion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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