Speakur

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dissuasion

/dɪˈsweɪʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
dis-sua-sion
IPA
/dɪˈsweɪʒən/
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the act or an instance of dissuading

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dissuasioun, dissuasion

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈsweɪʒən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dissuasions (plural)

Derived Forms

dissuasionary

Antonyms

persuasion

Questions

How do you pronounce dissuasion?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsweɪʒən/.
What does dissuasion mean?
the act or an instance of dissuading
Where does dissuasion come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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