dissuasion
/di-ˈswā-zhən How to pronounce dissuasion (audio)/ (ame, mw)
dissuasion — noun
1. the act of giving reasons that lead someone to give up a plan or stop believing
the act of giving reasons that lead someone to give up a plan or stop believing an idea
After Mira's dissuasion, her brother cancelled the midnight swim.
after + dissuasion
The school used quiet dissuasion instead of threats to stop the prank.
use dissuasion instead of threats
Not even Christopher's dissuasion could keep the mayor from closing the library.
With gentle dissuasion, Eve put the diet pills back in the drawer.
Public dissuasion by local elders kept most teens off the frozen lake.
- discouragement
broader; it can also mean a feeling of lost confidence, not active argument
- deterrence
stronger and more impersonal, often working through fear or punishment
- warning
narrower; mainly points out danger rather than trying many kinds of reasons
- encouragement
pushes someone toward an action instead of away from it
- inducement
often offers an attractive reason or reward for acting
文法句型
after much dissuasion
with gentle dissuasion
dissuasion from doing something
attempts at dissuasion
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and often appears after words like after and with, or in patterns like dissuasion from doing something. It suggests talking or warning someone away from an action, not forcing them to stop.