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SUASION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
Synonyms:
persuasion; suasion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("suasion" is a kind of...):
communicating; communication (the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suasion"):
line (persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress)
arm-twisting (persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure)
bell ringing; canvassing; electioneering (persuasion of voters in a political campaign)
exhortation; incitement (the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion)
proselytism (the practice of proselytizing)
sloganeering (persuasion by means of empty slogans)
prompting; suggestion (persuasion formulated as a suggestion)
