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dissuasion


dis·sua·sion

noun \di-ˈswā-zhən\

Definition of DISSUASION

: the action of dissuading

Origin of DISSUASION

Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin dissuasion-, dissuasio, from dissuadēre
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with DISSUASION

Abkhazian, abrasion, Caucasian, corrasion, Eurasian, evasion, invasion, occasion, persuasion, pervasion,

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