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persuasion
[per-swey-zhuhn]
noun
the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
the power of persuading; persuasive force.
the state or fact of being persuaded or convinced.
a deep conviction or belief.
a form or system of belief, especially religious belief.
the Quaker persuasion.
a sect, group, or faction holding or advocating a particular belief, idea, ideology, etc..
Several of the people present are of the socialist persuasion.
Facetious.kind or sort.
persuasion
/ əˈɱɪə /
noun
the act of persuading or of trying to persuade
the power to persuade
the state of being persuaded; strong belief
an established creed or belief, esp a religious one
a sect, party, or faction
Other Word Forms
- prepersuasion noun
- self-persuasion noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of persuasion1
Word History and Origins
Origin of persuasion1
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Example Sentences
"It will mean that we trust these things more, share more data with them and be more open to persuasion."
David Philips, a senior NCA investigator, said "organised criminals like Emmanuel-Thomas" used persuasion and payment to get people to do their dirty work.
It is a longevity of failure that senior politicians of various political persuasions privately accept – perhaps more so than any other single issue – has seeded a cynicism and a disillusion with how we are governed.
Wilkinson said Garcia’s deportation threatens to “reduce the rule of law to lawlessness and tarnish the very values for which Americans of diverse views and persuasions have always stood.”
At the heart of media building, however, is a persuasion different in kind from the narrow notion of debaters’ talking points.
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