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dissuade
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dis·suade  (d-swd)
tr.v. dis·suad·ed, dis·suad·ing, dis·suades
To deter (a person) from a course of action or a purpose by persuasion or exhortation: dissuaded my friend from pursuing such a rash scheme.

[Latin dissudre : dis-, dis- + sudre, to advise; see swd- in Indo-European roots.]

dis·suader n.
Synonyms: dissuade, deter, discourage
These verbs mean to persuade someone not to do something: tried to dissuade her from suing; couldn't be deterred from leaving; discouraged me from accepting the offer.
Antonym: persuade

dissuade
Verb
[-suading, -suaded] to deter (someone) by persuasion from doing something or believing in something [Latin dissuadere]
dissuasion n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dissuade - turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
talk out of - persuade someone not to do something
advise, counsel, rede - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
Translations
dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] vt to dissuade sb (from) → disuadir a algn (de)

dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] vt to dissuade sb (from) → dissuader qn (de)

dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] vt to dissuade sb (from sth) → jdn (von etw) abbringen

dissuade [dɪˈsweɪd] vt to dissuade sb (from) → dissuadere qn (da)

dissuade
v dissuade [diˈsweid]
to stop (from doing something) by advice or persuasion I tried to dissuade him from his foolish intention. afraai, ontmoedig, ompraat يُثْني عَن، يُقْنِعُ بالعُدول عَن разубеждавам odradit fraråde; tale fra abraten αποτρέπω disuadir maha laitma منصرف کردن؛ بازداشتن kehottaa luopumaan dissuader לְשָכנֵע לֹא- रोकना, मना करना odgovoriti, odvratiti lebeszél vkit vmiről mencegah telja af; ráða frá dissuadere 思いとどまらせる 그만두도록, 설득하다 atkalbėti atrunāt mendesak afbrengen van fraråde, la være overtale til å wyperswadować dissuadir a sfă­tui să nu (facă ceva) отговаривать odradiť odvrniti (od česa), odsvetovati odvratiti avråda ห้ามปราม vazgeçirmek, caydırmak 勸阻 відраджувати, відговорювати باز رکھنا khuyên can
n disˈsuasion [-ʒən]
ontmoediging, oorreding, afraaiing إقْناع بالعُدول عن разубеждаване odrazování frarådning; talen fra das Abraten αποτροπή disuasión mahalaitmine منصرف سازی؛ بازداری varoitus dissuasion הַרתָעָה मनव्वल odvraćanje, odgovaranje lebeszélés pencegahan úrtölur dissuasione 思いとどまらせること 그만두도록 설득함 atkalbėjimas atrunāšana desakan ontrading det å fraråde/la være overtale til å odradzanie dissuasão prevenire; avertis­ment отговаривание odradenie odvrnitev odvraćanje avrådan การห้ามปราม vazgeçirme, caydırma 勸阻 відговорювання, переконування в протилежному مخالفانہ ترغیب sự khuyên can


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