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1. (n.) persuasion
the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
2. persuasion
power to persuade; persuasive force.
3. persuasion
the state or fact of being persuaded or convinced.
4. persuasion
a deep conviction or belief.
5. persuasion
a form or system of belief, esp. religious belief:
the Quaker persuasion.
6. persuasion
a sect, group, or faction.
7. persuasion
kind; sort.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME persuacioun (< AF, MF) < L persuāsiō; see persuade , -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) persuasion, suasion
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
2. (noun) opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
"my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
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1. (noun) persuasion
the process of making sb believe or agree with you
It took a lot of persuasion to get him to come tonight.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) persuasion
the act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination
2. (noun) persuasion
the state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction, which has been induced
3. (noun) persuasion
a creed or belief; a sect or party adhering to a certain creed or system of opinions; as, of the same persuasion; all persuasions are agreed
4. (noun) persuasion
the power or quality of persuading; persuasiveness
5. (noun) persuasion
that which persuades; a persuasive
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Sense: the act of persuading
He gave in to our persuasion and did what we wanted him to do.
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 Afrikaans: oorreding |
 Arabic: إقْناع |
 Bulgarian: убеждаване |
 Brazilian: persuasão |
 Czech: přesvědčování |
 German: dieÜberredung |
 Danish: overtalelse |
 Greek: πειθώ |
 Spanish: persuasión |
 Estonian: veenmine |
 Farsi: متقاعد سازی |
 Finnish: suostuttelu |
 French: persuasion |
 Hebrew: כוֹחַ שִׁכנוּעַ |
 Hindi: धारणा, दृढ़ विश्वास |
 Croatian: nagovaranje, uvjeravanje |
 Hungarian: meggyőzés |
 Indonesian: bujukan |
 Icelandic: fortölur |
 Italian: persuasione, convinciment |
 Japanese: 説得 |
 Korean: 설득, 권유 |
 Lithuanian: įkalbinėjimas, įtikinėjim |
 Latvian: pārliecināšana; pierunāša |
 Malay: pujukan |
 Dutch: overtuigingskracht |
 Norwegian: overtalelse, overbevisnin |
 Polish: perswazja |
 Persian: متقاعد سازی |
 Pashto: تشويقول، مجبورول، |
 Portuguese: persuasão |
 Romanian: persuasiune, putere de co |
 Russian: убеждение |
 Slovak: presviedčanie |
 Slovenian: prepričevanje |
 Serbian: ubeđivanje |
 Swedish: övertalning |
 Thai: การชักจูง |
 Turkish: ikna etme/edilme, razı et |
 Taiwanese: 說服 |
 Ukrainian: переконування |
 Urdu: ترغيب |
 Vietnamese: sự thuyết phục |
 Chinese: 说服 |
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