dissuaded; dissuading
1
a
: to advise (a person) against something
… dissuading us from base thoughts, low ends, ignoble gains …—
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b
archaic
: to advise against (an action)
2
: to turn from something by persuasion
unable to dissuade him from going
dissuader
noun
Examples of dissuade in a Sentence
Our warnings did not dissuade them.
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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Discouraging migration The controversy over tattoos has dissuaded Luis Abreu, 20, from attempting to migrate to the United States.
—Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
At the time, Newsom was urgently seeking federal disaster funding and looking to dissuade Trump from following through on his threats to extract concessions from California in exchange for financial assistance.
—Joey Cappelletti and Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The Eagles weren’t dissuaded by availability when drafting DeJean last year, but his absence did contribute to his slow start as a rookie.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The combination of Wisconsin’s public requirement, the restrictive ruling and the Trump administration’s anti-trans policies has dissuaded at least one person from going through with a name change.
—ProPublica, 17 Apr. 2025
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Gustavo Ocando Alex, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025
At the time, Newsom was urgently seeking federal disaster funding and looking to dissuade Trump from following through on his threats to extract concessions from California in exchange for financial assistance.
—Joey Cappelletti and Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
The Eagles weren’t dissuaded by availability when drafting DeJean last year, but his absence did contribute to his slow start as a rookie.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The combination of Wisconsin’s public requirement, the restrictive ruling and the Trump administration’s anti-trans policies has dissuaded at least one person from going through with a name change.
—ProPublica, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Dissuade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissuade. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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