dissuaded

Meanings

• Verb

  To persuade someone against an action or belief.

  - "I tried to dissuade my friend from quitting her job."
  - "The coach dissuaded the player from taking a penalty kick."

• Verb

  To prevent or deter someone from doing something.

  - "The fear of failure dissuaded him from trying out for the team."
  - "The warning signs on the road dissuaded the driver from making a dangerous turn."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dissuaded
dissipated , persuaded , intimidated , complimented

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Variants

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dissuade , dissuaded , dissuader , dissuaders , dissuades , dissuading

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Forms

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discouraged, discouraging, discouragement

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to pull away' or 'to draw off'. Derived from the Old French desavoir, meaning 'to be without' or 'to lack'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the word 'dissuade' is derived from the Old French word 'desavoir', which means 'to be without' or 'to lack'?

2. The longest English word that can be formed using all the letters in the word 'dissuaded' is 'unscrupulousness'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Persuasion: The act of influencing someone's beliefs, attitudes, or actions through spoken or written communication.

2. Deterrent: Something that discourages or prevents an action or behavior.

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Culture

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In literature, 'dissuaded' has been used in various contexts to describe characters trying to persuade others against taking risky actions or making poor decisions. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth tries to dissuade her husband from committing murder.

How to Memorize "dissuaded"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine someone trying to pull someone else away from a dangerous situation.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'persuasion' or 'discouragement'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'D-I-S-S-U-A-D-E' to remember the definition: 'Discourage, Influence, Stop, Suade, Advise, Deter'.

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