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persuasion
English
Alternative forms
- perswasion (obsolete)
Etymology
From French persuasion and its source, Latin persu?si?, from persu?d?re, from su?d?re (“to advise, recommend”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p??swe??(?)n/
- (US) IPA(key): /p??swe???n/
Noun
persuasion (countable and uncountable, plural persuasions)
- The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]
- 2006, Rachel Morris, "Borderline Catastrophe", Washington Monthly, vol. 38:10:
- With the base unleashed, the White House was unable to broker a compromise, either by persuasion or by pressure.
- 2006, Rachel Morris, "Borderline Catastrophe", Washington Monthly, vol. 38:10:
- An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone. [from 14th c.]
- 1928, "The New Pictures", Time, 13 Feb 1928:
- Sadie curses, weeps, then, infected by Mr. Hamilton's writhing persuasions, prays and becomes penitent.
- 1928, "The New Pictures", Time, 13 Feb 1928:
- A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief. [from 16th c.]
- It is his persuasion that abortion should never be condoned.
- 2010, "We don't need gay stereotypes", The Guardian, 6 Feb 2010:
- Social understanding and equality can neither be nurtured through fear, nor intimidation. Surely this goes for people of all sexual persuasions.
- One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness. [from 16th c.]
- A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology. [from 17th c.]
- 2009, US Catholic (letter), May 2009:
- As a convert from the Baptist persuasion more than 40 years ago, I still feel like an outsider in the church despite the kindness and acceptance of Catholic friends.
- 2009, US Catholic (letter), May 2009:
- (by extension, often humorous) Another personal, animal or inanimate trait that is not (very) liable to be changed by persuasion, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, origin, profession or nature.
- 1871 February 14, J.J., "More Solution", Latter-Day Saints Millennial Star, page 105.
- 1919, Pere Marquette Magazine, Vol. 11, page 19.
- 1967, Taxes. The Tax Magazine, vol. 45, issue 2, page 698.
- 1984, The Medical Journal of Australia, page 739.
- 2015, Leslie Kelly, No More Bad Girls, in New Year's Resolution: Romance!: Say Yes\No More Bad Girls\Just a Fling, Harlequin, page 125.
- 1871 February 14, J.J., "More Solution", Latter-Day Saints Millennial Star, page 105.
Antonyms
- dissuasion
Derived terms
- persuade
- persuasive
- suasion
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin persuasio, from persuadere, from suadere (“to advise, recommend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.s?a.zj??/
Noun
persuasion f (plural persuasions)
- persuasion
Further reading
- “persuasion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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flattery
English
Etymology
From Middle English flaterye, flaterie, from Old French flaterie, from the verb flater (“to flatter”). Synchronically analyzable as flatter +? -y (forming abstract nouns).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?flæt??i/
- Hyphenation: flat?te?ry
Noun
flattery (countable and uncountable, plural flatteries)
- (uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
- (countable) An instance of excessive praise.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:flattery
Related terms
- flatter
- flattered
- flattering
Translations
Anagrams
- flat tyre
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