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dissuasive

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1. a. Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. Source: opted
2. n. A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. Source: opted
3. adj. deterring from action Source: wordnet
4. Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. -- n. A dissuasive argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. Prynne. -- Dis*sua"sive*ly, adv. Source: webster
5. Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose;dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice.-- n. Source: adambom
6. a. deterring from action Source: ecdict

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dissuade advice dehortatory divert measure purpose tending dissuasion action argument counsel dehortation deterring dis

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dissuaded dissuader dissuades dissuading dissuasory dissunder dissundered dissundering

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