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persuasion
noun
(per-sua-sion)
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
Synonyms:
suasion
,
Antonyms:
dissuasion
,
persuasion
noun
(per-sua-sion)
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
Synonyms:
opinion
,
sentiment
,
thought
,
view
,
Examples:
I am not of your persuasion.
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persuasion
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suasion
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opinion
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sentiment
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thought
,
view
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persuasive
,
persuasiveness
,
inducement
,
ideology
,
convincing
,
lobbying
,
faith
,
carrot
,
creed
,
influencing
,
belief
,
pressure
,
affiliation
,
confession
,
complexion
,
conviction
,
lobby
,
suggestion
,
incitement
,
color
,
thrust
,
hue
,
tendency
,
orientation
,
denomination
,
counselling
,
direction
,
colour
,
guidance
,
cor
,
trend
,
coercion
,
persuader
,
seduction
,
willpower
,
salesmanship
,
charisma
,
subterfuge
,
intellect
,
discernment
,
trickery
,
cajoling
,
wiles
,
pushiness
,
blandishments
,
agreeability
,
diplomacy
,
pragmatism
,
impersuasible
,
circumlocution
,
realpolitik
,
stratagem
,
pragmatics
,
cunningness
,
adroitness
,
intuition
,
arguers
,
unpersuasion
,
tactfulness
,
mispersuasion
,
placation
,
ingratiation
,
hectoring
,
flattery
,
passivism
,
coaxing
,
rhetoricians
,
affability
,
shrewdness
,
canniness
,
statecraft
,
posturing
,
sophist
,
dogmatist
,
inclinations
,
protestations
,
quietism
,
charm
,
gambits
,
wholeheartedness
,
politicking
,
brute
,
compulsion
,
cussedness
,
finesse
,
brainwork
,
dissuasion
,
prestidigitation
,
faute de mieux
,
pugnaciousness
,
casuistry
,
ploys
,
ratiocination
,
bluntness
,
sagacity
,
persuasion
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