unsell

verb

Definition of unsellnext
as in to deter

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  1. deter
  2. discourage
  3. dissuade
  4. inhibit
Verb
  • Now, with one-year mercenary players plus rapid roster turnover, the first game deters even the most addicted sports gambler.
    — Mac Engel July 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • None of this should necessarily deter clubs interested in Goodman, who is regarded as a hard worker, eager to learn.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of deter
Verb
  • Broad testing of people without symptoms or meaningful risk factors is discouraged.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • After Meta’s smart glasses helped normalize secretly recording people, Instagram is taking a major step to discourage such behavior.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
Definition of discourage
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  • The plaintiffs said studios will now be dissuaded from buying the rights to the movie, knowing that a version of it could be released by a third party for free.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • His recent moves seem designed to dissuade or prevent voters from casting their ballot, not to inspire them.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of dissuade
Verb
  • His talent was extreme, but his introverted personality seemed at times to inhibit him on the World Cup stage, where the burden of trying to deliver glory for his country — as Maradona did so memorably in 1986 — weighed so heavily on his shoulders.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • In response, a coalition of nine environmental groups and two Native American tribes filed lawsuits saying that the move violates the ESA’s statutory language and inhibits its fundamental goals.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 19 July 2026
Definition of inhibit
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“Unsell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsell. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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