dissuasion
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dissuasion (countable and uncountable, plural dissuasions)
- the act or an instance of dissuading
- Antonym: persuasion
Translations edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin dissuāsiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /di.sy.a.zjɔ̃/
- Homophone: dissuasions
Noun edit
dissuasion f (plural dissuasions)
Further reading edit
- “dissuasion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.