English
Etymology
ME. persuasioun < MF. #French|persuasion < L. persuasio, from persuadere, from suadere, "to advise", "to recommend".
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/pÉËsweɪÊÉn/, SAMPA|/[email protected]"[email protected]/
(General American|US) IPA|/pÉËsweɪÊÉn/, SAMPA|/[email protected]`"[email protected]/
Noun
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en-noun
- The act of persuade|persuading or the state of being persuaded.
- The art of persuade|persuading.
#:It will require a master of persuasion to change his mind.
- A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
#:It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.
- context|colloquial|of a person A sort, type, or kind with respect to convictions and beliefs.
#:You will find people of any persuasion among Wiktionarians.
Antonyms
dissuasion
dissuasion
Translations
trans-top|The act of persuading or the state of being persuaded
German: Ãberredung f, Persuasion f
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Russian: Ñбеждение (ub'ežd'énije) n, ÑговоÑÑ (ugovóry) p
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trans-top|The art of persuading
Finnish: suostutteleminen, suostuttelu
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German: Ãberredungskunst f, Persuasion f
Russian: Ñбеждение (ub'ežd'énije) n
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trans-top|A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief
Finnish: vakaumus
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German: Ãberzeugung f
Russian: Ñбеждение (ub'ežd'énije) n, ÑбеждÑнноÑÑÑ (ub'ežd'ónnost') f
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trans-top|A sort, type, or kind with respect to convictions and beliefs
Finnish: kuppikunta
trans-mid
German: Ãberzeugung f
Russian: Ñбеждение (ub'ežd'énije) n
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Ido: persuado
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Derived terms
persuade
persuasive
suasion
French
Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /pÉÊ.sÉ¥a.zjÉÌ/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /pER.sHa.zjO~/
Etymology
From L. persuasio, from persuadere, from suadere, "to advise", "to recommend".
Noun
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