dissuaded; dissuading
1
a
: to advise (a person) against something
… dissuading us from base thoughts, low ends, ignoble gains …—
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b
archaic
: to advise against (an action)
2
: to turn from something by persuasion
unable to dissuade him from going
dissuader
noun
Examples of dissuade in a Sentence
Our warnings did not dissuade them.
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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—Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
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—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
The company has employed these same tactics to dissuade union activity across the country.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Despite ignoring his initial greeting and relying on her cranky anti-neighborly attitude to dissuade further outreach, Nile won’t relent.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
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Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
The actor turned businessman, who filed for divorce from Richards in July, is facing four criminal charges by the State of California — two counts of injuring a spouse, cohabitant, fiancé, boyfriend, girlfriend or child's parent; and two counts of dissuading a witness by force or threat.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
The company has employed these same tactics to dissuade union activity across the country.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2025
Despite ignoring his initial greeting and relying on her cranky anti-neighborly attitude to dissuade further outreach, Nile won’t relent.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dissuade
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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissuade. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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