What does dissuasive mean?
Definitions for dissuasive
dɪˈsweɪ sɪvdis·sua·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
dissuasiveadjective
deterring from action
"dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"
Wiktionary
dissuasiveadjective
Tending to dissuade, or divert form a measure or purpose; dehortatory.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dissuasiveadjective
Dehortatory; tending to divert or deter from any purpose.
Etymology: from dissuade.
Dissuasivenoun
Dehortation; argument or importunity employed to turn the mind off from any purpose or pursuit.
The meanness, or the sin, will scarce be dissuasives to those who have reconciled themselves to both. Govern. of the Tongue.
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dissuasive
Dissuasive refers to something that is intended or has the ability to deter or discourage someone from a particular action or behavior. It can be related to communication, behavior, measures, or policies that aim to dissuade or persuade someone against doing something.
Webster Dictionary
Dissuasiveadjective
tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice
Dissuasivenoun
a dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dissuasive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dissuasive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of dissuasive in a Sentence
We believe that this is a step forward to reinforce the dissuasive capacity that the labor inspectorate must exert for employers who deliberately and irresponsibly breach their obligations and affect the health of our workers.
The class action law in Italy is a swindle and has nothing to do with the real class action (cases) that you see in the United States, which, first and foremost, inflict punitive damages that have a concrete dissuasive effect.
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Translations for dissuasive
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- dissuasiuCatalan, Valencian
- disuasivo, disuasorioSpanish
- विरत करनेवालाHindi
- dissuasivoItalian
- எதிர்ப்பு வராதTamil
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