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dissuade

/dɪsˈweɪd/

dissuadeverb

dissuaded

Past Simple

dissuaded

Past Participle

dissuading

Gerund

/dɪsˈweɪd/

Translations

She tried to dissuade him from quitting his job.

Она пыталась отговаривать его от увольнения с работы.

Additional translations

Definitions

To persuade someone not to take a particular course of action.

She tried to dissuade him from quitting his job without having another one lined up.

Synonyms

advise against

Antonyms

dissuadepast participle

Definitions

Having been persuaded not to do something; discouraged or deterred.

The dissuaded hikers turned back before the storm reached the mountain.

dissuadegerund / present participle

Definitions

Serving to discourage someone from an action; discouraging.

His dissuading remarks saved her from making a costly mistake.