English Explanatory Dictionary

persuasion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.
  2. An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
  3. All activity attempting to influence or control others' behavior or profession of beliefs, from convincing to threatening, assault, or battery.
  4. A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
  5. One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
  6. A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.
  7. Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

persuasion persuasions perswasion

Etymology

From French persuasion and its source, Latin persuāsiō, from persuādēre, from suādēre (“to advise, recommend”).

Antonyms

dissuasion

Related words

persuade persuader persuasive suasion

Derived words

burden of persuasion coercive persuasion mispersuasion overpersuasion prepersuasion repersuasion self-persuasion unpersuasion

Translations

Bulgarian: убедителност Catalan: persuasió Chinese Mandarin: 說服力 /说服力 Finnish: suostutteleminen Finnish: suostuttelu Finnish: kuppikunta German: Überredungskunst German: Überzeugung Hungarian: meggyőző erő Hungarian: rábeszélő képesség Japanese: 説得力 Russian: убежде́ние Russian: убеди́тельность Turkish: ikna Turkish: kandırma Turkish: itikat Dutch: overtuiging
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