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Meaning of DISSUASIVE

Pronunciation:  di'sweysiv

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"
 
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 Synonyms: admonitory, cautionary, discouraging, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)
 
 Antonyms: persuasive
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis*sua"sive\, a.
Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose;
dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. -- n. A dissuasive
argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. --Prynne. --
{Dis*sua"sive*ly}, adv.
 

 

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