Associations to the word «Dissuade»

Wiktionary

DISSUADE, verb. (transitive) To convince not to try or do.

Dictionary definition

DISSUADE, verb. Turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley