English Explanatory Dictionary

dissuasive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Tending to dissuade, or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory.
noun
  1. That which dissuades; a disincentive.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsweɪzɪv/

Word forms

dissuasive more dissuasive most dissuasive dissuasives

Etymology

From Middle French dissuasif.

Related words

dissuade dissuasion

Derived words

dissuasively dissuasiveness
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