DEHORTATION

Etymology

Noun

dehortation (usually uncountable, plural dehortations)

(archaic) Advice against something; dissuasion.

Synonym: dehortatio

Source: Wiktionary


De`hor*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. dehortatio.]

Definition: Dissuasion; advice against something. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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