dissuasion

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English dissuasioun, from Middle French dissuasion. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈsweɪʒən/ === Noun === dissuasion (countable and uncountable, plural dissuasions) the act or an instance of dissuading Antonym: persuasion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin dissuāsiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.sy.a.zjɔ̃/ Homophone: dissuasions === Noun === dissuasion f (plural dissuasions) deterrence Coordinate term: persuasion un moyen de dissuasion ― a deterrent ==== Related terms ==== dissuader dissuasif === Further reading === “dissuasion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012