n. The act or an instance of dissuading. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dissuāsiō, dissuāsiōn-, from dissuāsus, past participle of dissuādēre, to dissuade; see DISSUADE.] dis·suasive adj. dis·suasive·ly adv. dis·suasive·ness n. |
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