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dissuasion

dis·sua·sion

UK/dɪˈsweɪʒən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a communication that dissuades you

2.

persuasion not to do something; the act of talking someone out of an intended course of action

3.

influencing someone to desist by argument or reasoning or entreaty

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From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion.

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