Dissuade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

turn away from by persuasion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌiːˈɛks/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪswˈeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪswˈeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /dˌiːˈɛks/.

Examples

Negative campaigning will only dissuade people

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deter

Antonyms

persuade

Parts of Speech

verb	turn away from by persuasion “Negative campaigning will only dissuade people”

Word Forms

dissuasive	adjective	deterring from action
dissuasion	noun	a communication that dissuades you
deterrent	adjective	tending to deter
determent	noun	a communication that makes you afraid to try something
deterrence	noun	a communication that makes you afraid to try something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abbringen

durch Überredung abwenden

🇫🇷French

dissuader

se détourner par persuasion

🇪🇸Spanish

disuadir

alejarse por persuasión

🇮🇹Italian

dissuadere

allontanarsi con la persuasione

🇳🇱Dutch

ontmoedigen

zich van afkeren door overreding

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissuadir

afastar-se pela persuasão

🇷🇺Russian

отговаривать

отвернуться от уговоров

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विरत करना

अनुनय-विनय से मुँह फेर लेना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরত করা

প্ররোচনা দ্বারা দূরে সরান

🇮🇳Tamil

விலக்கு

வற்புறுத்தலால் விலகிவிடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అడ్డుకో

ఒప్పించడం ద్వారా దూరంగా తిరగండి

🇮🇳Marathi

परावृत्त करणे

मन वळवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરાશ કરવું

સમજાવટથી દૂર જાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಡೆಯಿರಿ

ಮನವೊಲಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ದೂರವಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്തിരിപ്പിക്കുക

പ്രേരണയാൽ പിന്തിരിയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਕਣਾ

ਮਨਾ ਕੇ ਦੂਰ ਹੋ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

روکنا

قائل کر کے پیچھے ہٹنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

劝阻

通过劝说转离

🇯🇵Japanese

思いとどまる

説得によって背を向ける

🇰🇷Korean

설득하다

설득으로 외면하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khuyên can

quay lưng lại bằng cách thuyết phục

🇹🇭Thai

ห้ามปราม

จงหันเหไปจากการโน้มน้าวใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menghalangi

berpaling darinya dengan persuasi

🇵🇭Filipino

pigilan

tumalikod sa pamamagitan ng panghihikayat

🇲🇾Malay

menghalang

berpaling dari dengan pujukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثني

الابتعاد عن طريق الإقناع

🇮🇷Persian

منصرف کردن

با اقناع از خود دور شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

caydırmak

ikna yoluyla uzaklaşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַנִיאַ

להתרחק באמצעות שכנוע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dissuade'?

The primary meaning of 'dissuade' is 'turn away from by persuasion'.

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Using 'dissuade' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dissuade' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dissuade' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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