as in discouraged
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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But Daddy was not one to be discouraged and got the place ready to open in June.—
Fannie Flagg,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2025 -
Obama discouraged Biden from running in 2016.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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Both had apparently assumed, prior to October 7th, that Hamas could be deterred by periodic eruptions of overwhelming violence, or else be bought off by cash from Qatar.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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But even with only a handful of conversations that day, Stanley wasn’t deterred.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Dissuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuaded. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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