dissuasive

dis·sua·sion  (d-swzhn)

n.

The act or an instance of dissuading.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dissusi, dissusin-, from dissusus, past participle of dissudre, to dissuade; see dissuade.]

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dis·suasive adj.

dis·suasive·ly adv.

dis·suasive·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand" discouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word" persuasive - intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"

Translations

dissuasive [dɪˈsweɪsɪv] ADJ (gen) [voice, person] → disuasivo; [powers] → disuasorio

dissuasive

adj → abratend; he was very dissuasive → er riet sehr davon ab

dissuasive [dɪˈsweɪsɪv] (liter) adj (person) → che cerca di dissuadere; (powers) → di dissuasione

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dissuasive [dɪˈsweɪsɪv] (liter) adj (person) → che cerca di dissuadere; (powers) → di dissuasione