persuasion

  • 31persuasion — n. 1 persuading (yielded to persuasion). 2 persuasiveness (use all your persuasion). 3 a belief or conviction (my private persuasion). 4 a religious belief, or the group or sect holding it (of a different persuasion). 5 colloq. any group or party …

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  • 32persuasion — noun Etymology: Middle English persuasioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French persuasion, from Latin persuasion , persuasio, from persuadēre Date: 14th century 1. a. the act or process or an instance of persuading b. a persuading… …

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  • 33Persuasion — Überredungskunst; Überredung; Suada * * * Persuasion   [lateinisch, zu persuadere »überreden«] die, / en,    1) bildungssprachlich für: Überredung.    2) Kommunikationswissenschaft: (sprachliche) Form der …

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  • 34persuasion — /pəˈsweɪʒən/ (say puh swayzhuhn) noun 1. the act of persuading or seeking to persuade. 2. power of persuading; persuasive force. 3. the state or fact of being persuaded or convinced. 4. a conviction or belief: *My own persuasion is that Street… …

  • 35persuasión — {{#}}{{LM P30067}}{{〓}} {{SynP30789}} {{[}}persuasión{{]}} ‹per·sua·sión› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} Capacidad de convencer a alguien para que haga algo. {{#}}{{LM SynP30789}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE P30067}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}}… …

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  • 36persuasion — noun /pəˈsweɪʒ(ə)n,pɚˈsweɪʒən/ a) 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. With the base… …

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  • 37PERSUASION — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index persuasion noun bribe, seducer adjective convincing, corruptible, seductive verb bribe, charm …

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  • 38persuasion — noun 1) Monica needed plenty of persuasion Syn: coaxing, persuading, coercion, inducement, convincing, blandishment, encouragement, urging, inveiglement, cajolery, enticement, wheedling; informal sweet talking, arm twisting; formal suasion 2)… …

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  • 39persuasion — noun 1) Monica needed a lot of persuasion Syn: coaxing, urging, inducement, convincing, encouragement, enticement; informal sweet talking 2) various religious persuasions Syn: group, grouping, sect, denomina …

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  • 40persuasion — per•sua•sion [[t]pərˈsweɪ ʒən[/t]] n. 1) the act of persuading or seeking to persuade 2) power to persuade; persuasive force 3) the state or fact of being persuaded or convinced 4) a deep conviction or belief 5) rel a form or system of belief,… …

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