dissuasion

Roget category 616

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.1. Volition in general
›› 5.1.2. Causes of volition

#616. Dissuasion

noun

dissuasion, dehortation^†, expostulation, remonstrance — deprecation etc. 766.
discouragement, damper, wet blanket — disillusionment, disenchantment.
cohibition etc. (restraint) 751^† — curb etc. (means of restraint) 752 — check etc. (hindrance) 706.
reluctance etc. (unwillingness) 603 — contraindication.

verb

dissuade, dehort^†, cry out against, remonstrate, expostulate, warn, contraindicate.
disincline, indispose, shake, stagger — dispirit — discourage, dishearten — deter — repress, hold back, keep back etc. (restrain) 751 — render averse etc. 603 — repel — turn aside etc. (deviation) 279 — wean from — act as a drag etc. (hinder) 706 — throw cold water on, damp, cool, chill, blunt, calm, quiet, quench — deprecate etc. 766.
disenchant, disillusion, deflate, take down a peg, pop one's balloon, prick one's balloon, burst one's bubble — disabuse (correction) 527.1.

adjective

dissuading etc. v. — dissuasive — dehortatory^†, expostulatory^† — monitive^†, monitory.
dissuaded etc. v. — admonitory — uninduced etc. (induce) etc. 615 — unpersuadable etc. (obstinate) 606 — averse etc. (unwilling) 603 — repugnant etc. (dislike) 867.
repressed.

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