| word | dissuade |
|---|---|
| definition | To convince (someone) not to do something. |
| eg_sentence | The thought of the danger he might be facing on the journey makes her uneasy, and she's trying to dissuade him from going. |
| explanation | Dissuade is the opposite of persuade, though it's a less common word. The dissuading may be done by a person or by something else: A bad weather forecast may dissuade a fisherman from going out to sea that day, but a warning on a cigarette pack almost never dissuades a real smoker from having his or her next cigarette. |
| IPA | dɪsˈweɪd |
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