persuasion
/pɝswˈeɪʒʌn/noun3 syllables
Persuasion means: a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.
Synonyms for persuasion5
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