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dissuasive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsweɪzɪv/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle French dissuasif.

Meanings

1. Tending to dissuade, or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory.
   • When Nkem stepped forward to ask him a question, he made a dissuasive gesture with his gun, making Nkem jump back immediately. 2010, Helon Habila, Oil on Water, AudioGO (2011), page 86:

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Deriveds

dissuasiveness · dissuasively

Relateds

dissuade · dissuasion

Translations (5)

es disuasorio (tending to dissuade) · gv anchoyrlagh (tending to dissuade) · ca dissuasiu (tending to dissuade) · es disuasivo (tending to dissuade) · it dissuasivo (tending to dissuade)

dissuasive en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsweɪzɪv/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle French dissuasif.

Meanings

1. That which dissuades; a disincentive.
   • Among other particulars which constituted the unfitness of things in Mr Square's opinion, danger and difficulty were two. The difficulty therefore which he apprehended there might be in corrupting this young wench, and the danger which would accrue to his character on the discovery, were such strong dissuasives, that it is probable he at first intended to have contented himself with the pleasing ideas which the sight of beauty furnishes us with. 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

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