Meaning of PERSUASION
| Pronunciation: | | pur'sweyzhun
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- [n] inducement by argument or reasoning or entreaty
- [n] a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
- [n] the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communicatioon intended to induce belief
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| | Synonyms: | | opinion, sentiment, suasion, thought, view |
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| | Antonyms: | | dissuasion | | |
| | See Also: | | artillery, belief, bell ringing, canvassing, communicating, communication, dissuasion, electioneering, exhortation, eyes, idea, incitement, influence, judgement, judgment, mind, parti pris, pole, political sympathies, politics, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession, prompting, proselytism, sloganeering, suggestion, weapon | |
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| | Definition: | | Persuasion
Jane Austen`s last and most melancholy novel was posthumously published in 1818. In PERSUASION, Austen presents men and women as moral equals, inverting the conventional roles of hero and heroine, and creates a strong, mature, and independent heroine, Anne Elliot, who spurns the binding reins of paternal authority. She heeded the advice of a friend by breaking off an engagement eight years earlier to Frederick Wentworth, a naval officer who had not yet risen in his profession and was deemed unworthy of her. Anne has always remained in love with him, and has regretted her susceptibility to persuasion; now that Wentworth has become wealthy, the two are able to marry, but only after a series of painful misunderstandings. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per*sua"sion\, n. [L. persuasio; Cf. F. persuasion.]
1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by
arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves
the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a
determination.
For thou hast all the arts of fine persuasion.
--Otway.
2. The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion
or conviction, which has been induced.
If the general persuasion of all men does so account
it. --Hooker.
My firm persuasion is, at least sometimes, That
Heaven will weigh man's virtues and his crimes With
nice attention. --Cowper.
3. A creed or belief; a sect or party adhering to a certain
creed or system of opinions; as, of the same persuasion;
all persuasions are agreed.
Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political. --Jefferson.
4. The power or quality of persuading; persuasiveness.
Is 't possible that my deserts to you Can lack
persuasion? --Shak.
5. That which persuades; a persuasive. [R.]
Syn: See {Conviction}.
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