sua|sion

sua|sion
sua|sion «SWAY zhuhn», noun.
an advising or urging; persuasion: »

Moral suasion is persuasion exerted through or acting upon the moral nature or sense. The effectiveness of rules must never be based on paper promises or moral suasion (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).

[< Latin suāsiō, -ōnis < suādēre to persuade]

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  • dis|sua|sion — «dih SWAY zhuhn», noun. the act of dissuading …   Useful english dictionary

  • force de dis|sua|sion — «frs duh dee swa zyn», French. 1. = force de frappe. (Cf. ↑force de frappe) 2. (literally) force of dissuasion …   Useful english dictionary

  • o|ver|per|sua|sion — «OH vuhr puhr SWAY zhuhn», noun. 1. the act of overpersuading. 2. the state of being overpersuaded …   Useful english dictionary

  • sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… …   English syllables

  • sua — ab·u·sua; dis·sua·sion; me·sua; na·sua; per·sua·si·bil·i·ty; per·sua·si·ble; per·sua·sion; per·sua·so·ry; sua·be; sua·kin; sua·rez·ian; sua·rez·ian·ism; sua·si·ble; sua·sion; sua·so·ria; dis·sua·sive; per·sua·sive; sua·sive; dis·sua·sive·ly;… …   English syllables

  • per|sua|sion — …   Useful english dictionary

  • per·sua·sion — /pɚˈsweıʒən/ noun, pl sions 1 [noncount] : the act of causing people to do or believe something : the act or activity of persuading people It would take a lot of persuasion to get him to agree to such an offer. Most kids don t need much… …   Useful english dictionary

  • suasion — sua·sion …   English syllables

  • suasion — sua•sion [[t]ˈsweɪ ʒən[/t]] n. the act of attempting to persuade; persuasion • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < L suāsiō=suād(ēre) to advise + tiō tion sua′sive sɪv adj. sua′sive•ly, adv. sua′sive•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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