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Noun: dissuasion  di'swey-zhun
  1. A communication that dissuades you
     
  2. Persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action

Derived forms: dissuasions

See also: dissuade

Type of: communicating, communication, discouragement

Antonym: persuasion

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