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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a communication that dissuades you;

2. persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dissuasion \Dis*sua"sion\, n. [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion. See Dissuade.] 1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing; dehortation. [1913 Webster] In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a dissuasive. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dissuasion n 1: a communication that dissuades you 2: persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action [ant: persuasion, suasion]