Dictionary

dissuade en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsweɪd/ (UK, US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French dissuader, from Latin dissuādeō (“to urge differently”, “to advise against”, “to dissuade”), from dis- (“away from”, “asunder”) + suādeō (“to recommend”, “to advise”, “to urge”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To convince not to try or do.
   • Jane dissuaded Martha from committing suicide.

Forms

Antonyms

persuade

Deriveds

undissuaded · dissuadable

Relateds

dissuasive · disabuse · dissuasory · dissuasion

Synonyms

unsell

Translations (44)

be разупэўніваць (convince not to try or do) · ang belēan (convince not to try or do) · bg разубеждавам (convince not to try or do) · de abraten (convince not to try or do) · pt dissuadir (convince not to try or do) · ca dissuadir (convince not to try or do) · el αποτρέπω (convince not to try or do) · pl odwodzić (convince not to try or do) · sv avskräcka (convince not to try or do) · vi ngăn cản (convince not to try or do) · da fraråde (convince not to try or do) · fi kääntää jonkun pää (convince not to try or do) · be разупэўніць (convince not to try or do) · mi whakapeau (convince not to try or do) · de abbringen (convince not to try or do) · ja 諫める (convince not to try or do) · es disuadir (convince not to try or do) · nl afbrengen van (convince not to try or do) · nl uit het hoofd praten (convince not to try or do) · hu lebeszél (convince not to try or do) · la dehortor (convince not to try or do) · mk разубедува (convince not to try or do) · pl odwieść (convince not to try or do) · nb avskrekke (convince not to try or do) · ja 思いとどまらせる (convince not to try or do) · cs rozmluvit (convince not to try or do) · fi saada toisiin ajatuksiin (convince not to try or do) · it dissuadere (convince not to try or do) · pl odradzać (convince not to try or do) · nl afraden (convince not to try or do) · ru разубеди́ть (convince not to try or do) · la dissuādeo (convince not to try or do) · mi whakapakepake (convince not to try or do) · tyz can (convince not to try or do) · fr dissuader (convince not to try or do) · gl disuadir (convince not to try or do) · bg разубедя (convince not to try or do) · da tale fra (convince not to try or do) · pl odradzić (convince not to try or do) · sv avråda (convince not to try or do) · fi saada luopumaan (convince not to try or do) · cmn 勸阻 /劝阻 (convince not to try or do) · ru разубежда́ть (convince not to try or do) · eo deadmoni (convince not to try or do)