dissuasion
(noun) persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action
dissuasion
(noun) a communication that dissuades you
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dissuasion (countable and uncountable, plural dissuasions)
the act or an instance of dissuading
Antonym: persuasion
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*sua"sion, n. Etym: [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion. See Dissuade.]
1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation. In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends. Boyle.
2. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a dissuasive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldÃa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolÃvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
