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- pronunciation:
- dih
sweId
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dissuades, dissuading, dissuaded |
| definition: |
to persuade against doing something (often fol. by "from").
Our host dissuaded us from driving in such foul weather and invited us to stay another night.He planned to join the army after high school, but his friends dissuaded him.- antonyms:
- encourage, entice, induce, persuade
- similar words:
- discourage
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| related words: |
argue, deprecate, reason, sway, warn |
adverb + (v.)dissuade
actively, easily, gently
(v.)dissuade
+ noun
adversary, intervention, investor, terrorist, tourist
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| derivations: |
dissuadable (adj.), dissuader (n.) |
The word dissuade
contains the following part:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs ( dishearten
) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
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