dissuade

/di'sweid/

Thân thiện

Negative campaigning will only dissuade voters.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To persuade someone not to take a particular course of action or to change their intention. It involves advising or arguing against a plan or decision.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • I tried to dissuade him from quitting his job without another offer.
  • The teacher dissuaded the student from dropping out of school.
  • The high cost dissuaded many potential buyers. (Here, a circumstance, not a person, is the agent causing the dissuasion.)

Advanced Usage

• "to dissuade someone from something": This is the standard construction.
  • The safety briefing is meant to dissuade tourists from swimming in dangerous currents.
• The act or process is dissuasion (noun).
  • Her dissuasion was gentle but firm.

Variants and Related Words

• Dissuasion (n): The act or process of dissuading.
• Dissuasive (adj): Tending to dissuade.
  • The graphic images served a dissuasive purpose.

Synonyms

• Discourage: To try to prevent by showing disapproval or creating doubt.
• Deter: To prevent or discourage from acting, often through fear of consequences.
• Advise against: To offer counsel recommending avoidance.

Antonyms

• Persuade: To cause someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument.
• Encourage: To give support, confidence, or hope to someone to do something.

Related Phrases and Constructions

• "Nothing could dissuade her from...": Used to emphasize a firm resolve.
  • Nothing could dissuade her from pursuing her dream.
• The opposite action is expressed by the phrasal verb "persuade [someone] to [do something]".
  • He persuaded me to apply. / He dissuaded me from applying.

Học thuật

Verb

1. turn away from by persuasion
   • Negative campaigning will only dissuade people

Từ đồng nghĩa

• deter