Dissuade
verb
To convince someone not to do something.
Her mother tried to dissuade her from joining the army.
Often appears as...
- dissuade from
- dissuade against
verb
To convince someone not to do something.
Her mother tried to dissuade her from joining the army.
Often appears as...
- dissuade from
- dissuade against
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Dissuade carries a sense that the action being discouraged is potentially harmful or undesirable.
The doctor tried to dissuade me from eating too much sugar.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Persuasion
Using 'dissuade' implies efforts to persuade someone with strong reasons or arguments.
Despite the risks, it was hard to dissuade him from investing in the volatile stock.
Pro Tip 3/3Collocation Usage
'Dissuade from' is more common when talking about an action, 'dissuade against' is usually for general ideas or decisions.
They attempted to dissuade her from traveling alone but couldn't dissuade her against the idea of adventure.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Dissuade carries a sense that the action being discouraged is potentially harmful or undesirable.
The doctor tried to dissuade me from eating too much sugar.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Persuasion
Using 'dissuade' implies efforts to persuade someone with strong reasons or arguments.
Despite the risks, it was hard to dissuade him from investing in the volatile stock.
Pro Tip 3/3Collocation Usage
'Dissuade from' is more common when talking about an action, 'dissuade against' is usually for general ideas or decisions.
They attempted to dissuade her from traveling alone but couldn't dissuade her against the idea of adventure.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Dissuade carries a sense that the action being discouraged is potentially harmful or undesirable.
The doctor tried to dissuade me from eating too much sugar.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Persuasion
Using 'dissuade' implies efforts to persuade someone with strong reasons or arguments.
Despite the risks, it was hard to dissuade him from investing in the volatile stock.
Pro Tip 3/3Collocation Usage
'Dissuade from' is more common when talking about an action, 'dissuade against' is usually for general ideas or decisions.
They attempted to dissuade her from traveling alone but couldn't dissuade her against the idea of adventure.
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Would you opt for a life...
through his Experience Machine thought experiment. Despite the machine's promise of maximum net pleasure, he still found reason not to plug in, as do many other experimenters who consider the proposition. But what could possibly dissuade us from choosing a future of ultimate pleasure? Consider this scenario.
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The Unsung Hero of...
raid your enemy and it came to the attention of wheelers battalion that the Germans had put two saps within 30 feet of their line he was given the order of dark November night to go over the top with his 125 men and not only to eliminate these saps but to do it in the way the Germans would be dissuaded from
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Reimagining Dinosaurs...
in line and also don't be afraid to send multiple emails i never actually feel badgered um if people send me two or three emails because sometimes i'm a little slow to respond so do that and be persistent and and give it a try if you really want to um and don't let anybody dissuade you
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Vinay Venkatraman:...
to get a simple health check done, is very, very detrimental in the sense that it really dissuades people from getting access to health care. So if there was something that she could do, that would be amazing. So what we did was that we converted this device into a medical device.
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Who was Confucius? -...
trying to find a worthy ruler to serve, while holding fast to his principles. It wasn't easy. In accordance with his philosophy, and contrary to the practice of the time, Confucius dissuaded rulers from relying on harsh punishments and military power
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Sara Seager: The search...
to see if the planet was habitable or if there were lifeforms there. Well, we don't need to travel at warp speeds to see other planet atmospheres, although I don't want to dissuade any budding engineers from figuring out how to do that.
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My Life As an Adventure...
which is not that much, but don't be dissuaded, I showered this morning, please still come talk to me after the show. But most of my showers looked like this, so being an adventure photographer means
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"It Really Wasn't the...
it with shovel and hit her but it didn't dissuade her and she reached up and basically removed the center of my face then we went down on the ground and she grabbed my left knee and drugged me
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The new urgency of...
I would say first, don't ignore the scientists. When there is virtual unanimity among the scientific and medical experts, pay attention. Don't let some politician dissuade you.
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Stunning Footage: Epic...
within two and a half seconds she was on me I swung at it with a shovel and hit her but it didn't dissuade her and she
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Would you opt for a life...
through his Experience Machine thought experiment. Despite the machine's promise of maximum net pleasure, he still found reason not to plug in, as do many other experimenters who consider the proposition. But what could possibly dissuade us from choosing a future of ultimate pleasure? Consider this scenario.
Video examples
The Unsung Hero of...
raid your enemy and it came to the attention of wheelers battalion that the Germans had put two saps within 30 feet of their line he was given the order of dark November night to go over the top with his 125 men and not only to eliminate these saps but to do it in the way the Germans would be dissuaded from
Video examples
Reimagining Dinosaurs...
in line and also don't be afraid to send multiple emails i never actually feel badgered um if people send me two or three emails because sometimes i'm a little slow to respond so do that and be persistent and and give it a try if you really want to um and don't let anybody dissuade you
Video examples
Vinay Venkatraman:...
to get a simple health check done, is very, very detrimental in the sense that it really dissuades people from getting access to health care. So if there was something that she could do, that would be amazing. So what we did was that we converted this device into a medical device.
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Who was Confucius? -...
trying to find a worthy ruler to serve, while holding fast to his principles. It wasn't easy. In accordance with his philosophy, and contrary to the practice of the time, Confucius dissuaded rulers from relying on harsh punishments and military power
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Sara Seager: The search...
to see if the planet was habitable or if there were lifeforms there. Well, we don't need to travel at warp speeds to see other planet atmospheres, although I don't want to dissuade any budding engineers from figuring out how to do that.
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My Life As an Adventure...
which is not that much, but don't be dissuaded, I showered this morning, please still come talk to me after the show. But most of my showers looked like this, so being an adventure photographer means
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"It Really Wasn't the...
it with shovel and hit her but it didn't dissuade her and she reached up and basically removed the center of my face then we went down on the ground and she grabbed my left knee and drugged me
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The new urgency of...
I would say first, don't ignore the scientists. When there is virtual unanimity among the scientific and medical experts, pay attention. Don't let some politician dissuade you.
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Stunning Footage: Epic...
within two and a half seconds she was on me I swung at it with a shovel and hit her but it didn't dissuade her and she
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Benedict Cumberbatch
English Actor
My first agent dissuaded me from calling myself 'Cumberbatch.' I had six months of not very productive time with her, so I changed agents. The new one said, 'Why aren't you using your family name? It's a real attention-grabber.' I worried, 'How much is it going to cost to put my name in lights?' But then I decided that's not my problem.
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George Nethercutt
American Politician
Students who are interested in learning about the environment should not be dissuaded from doing so, but only if they have proved their proficiency in other basic courses, such as U.S. history. Until then, we need to focus on producing well-educated citizens steeped in their country's history and mindful of their civic responsibilities.
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Antoni Porowski
Canadian Actor
I have a lot of different passions. Food has been a constant through my whole life; it's something I've always had a very intrinsic passion toward and for, and I continue to learn about it, and I'm not going to let any type of negative comments dissuade me from wanting to pursue that, because I love it.
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Jennifer Tilly
American Actress
I met my boyfriend, a pro poker player, at a tournament. He tried to dissuade me because it's a seedy gritty world. Listen, I've played till 4 in the morning. I've played with a half million dollars on the table.
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Douglas Murray
It's unwise to say nation-states wanting to retain their national identity in Europe should be dissuaded or stopped from doing so. Nationalism can go wrong, sure - but everything can go wrong.
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Carl Hiaasen
American Writer
As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't seen anything, either in Florida or elsewhere, to dissuade me from it.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
Sound principles and eternal truths need to be frequently repeated so that we do not forget their application nor become dissuaded by other arguments.
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Eli Wallach
American Actor
I've learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them.
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Carmen Ejogo
British Actress
I was this very precocious kid with a big personality. When my mother saw that modelling was something I enjoyed, she didn't dissuade me.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
I don't dissuade people from formal education. What I encourage them to do is to follow their dreams.
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Benedict Cumberbatch
English Actor
My first agent dissuaded me from calling myself 'Cumberbatch.' I had six months of not very productive time with her, so I changed agents. The new one said, 'Why aren't you using your family name? It's a real attention-grabber.' I worried, 'How much is it going to cost to put my name in lights?' But then I decided that's not my problem.
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George Nethercutt
American Politician
Students who are interested in learning about the environment should not be dissuaded from doing so, but only if they have proved their proficiency in other basic courses, such as U.S. history. Until then, we need to focus on producing well-educated citizens steeped in their country's history and mindful of their civic responsibilities.
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Antoni Porowski
Canadian Actor
I have a lot of different passions. Food has been a constant through my whole life; it's something I've always had a very intrinsic passion toward and for, and I continue to learn about it, and I'm not going to let any type of negative comments dissuade me from wanting to pursue that, because I love it.
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Jennifer Tilly
American Actress
I met my boyfriend, a pro poker player, at a tournament. He tried to dissuade me because it's a seedy gritty world. Listen, I've played till 4 in the morning. I've played with a half million dollars on the table.
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Douglas Murray
It's unwise to say nation-states wanting to retain their national identity in Europe should be dissuaded or stopped from doing so. Nationalism can go wrong, sure - but everything can go wrong.
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Carl Hiaasen
American Writer
As frightening as this may sound, what you see in the books is the way I see the world. And so far I haven't seen anything, either in Florida or elsewhere, to dissuade me from it.
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Ezra Taft Benson
American Leader
Sound principles and eternal truths need to be frequently repeated so that we do not forget their application nor become dissuaded by other arguments.
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Eli Wallach
American Actor
I've learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them.
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Carmen Ejogo
British Actress
I was this very precocious kid with a big personality. When my mother saw that modelling was something I enjoyed, she didn't dissuade me.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
I don't dissuade people from formal education. What I encourage them to do is to follow their dreams.
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