dissuasion

English

Etymology

From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈsweɪʒən/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

dissuasion (countable and uncountable, plural dissuasions)

1. the act or an instance of dissuading

   Antonym: persuasion

Translations

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

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dissuāsiō.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dissuasion f (plural dissuasions)

1. deterrence

   Coordinate term: persuasion

   un moyen de dissuasion ― a deterrent

Related terms

• dissuader
• dissuasif

Further reading

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