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persuasion

/pɝswˈeɪʒʌn/noun3 syllables

Persuasion means: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.

Synonyms for persuasion5

noun, as in a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

noun, as in the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

suasion

Opposites of persuasion

dissuasion

What does persuasion mean?2

noun

1

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty“my opinion differs from yours”

2

the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with persuasion?7

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Persuasion in a sentence

  • No rational person, of whatever political persuasion, could possibly object to the program.unknown
  • The art of speech is, in the end, simply the art of persuasion.kaiperkins271
  • Crude persuasion is to persistently egg someone on.unknown
  • Vigilante violence against those of a different political persuasion is counterproductive.mailohilohi
  • Some people know how to use the art of persuasion without saying a word.ariarin
  • The marriage ceremony was performed according to the rites of the Presbyterian persuasion.Hybrid
  • Finally, he gave in to my persuasion.CM
  • Finally, he gave into my persuasion.unknown

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Forms of persuasion

as a noun

plural
persuasions